TY  - JOUR
A1  - Flemming, S.
A1  - Hankir, M.
A1  - Ernestus, R.-I.
A1  - Seyfried, F.
A1  - Germer, C.-T.
A1  - Meybohm, P.
A1  - Wurmb, T.
A1  - Vogel, U.
A1  - Wiegering, A.
T1  - Surgery in times of COVID-19 — recommendations for hospital and patient management
JF  - Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
N2  - Background
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2), has escalated rapidly to a global pandemic stretching healthcare systems worldwide to their limits. Surgeonshave had to immediately react to this unprecedented clinical challenge by systematically repurposing surgical wards.

Purpose
To provide a detailed set of guidelines developed in a surgical ward at University Hospital Wuerzburg to safelyaccommodate the exponentially rising cases of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients without compromising the care of emergencysurgery and oncological patients or jeopardizing the well-being of hospital staff.

Conclusions
The dynamic prioritization of SARS-CoV-2 infected and surgical patient groups is key to preserving life whilemaintaining high surgical standards. Strictly segregating patient groups in emergency rooms, non-intensive care wards andoperating areas prevents viral spread while adequately training and carefully selecting hospital staff allow them to confidentlyand successfully undertake their respective clinical duties.
KW  - SARS-CoV-2
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - Surgery
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-231766
SN  - 1435-2443
VL  - 405
ER  -