Open AccessResults of COVID-minimal Surgical Pathway During Surge-phase of COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Daniel J. Boffa,
Benjamin L. Judson,
Kevin G. Billingsley,
E. del Rossi,
Kasey Hindinger,
Samantha L. Walters,
Theresa Ermer,
Elena Ratner,
Marci R. Mitchell,
Maxwell Laurans,
Dirk C. Johnson,
Peter S. Yoo,
John M. Morton,
Holly Zurich,
Kimberly A. Davis,
Nita Ahuja
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000004455
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , clinical pathway , care pathway , genitourinary system , surgery , emergency medicine , health care , disease , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
The outcomes of patients treated on the COVID-minimal pathway were evaluated during a period of surging COVID-19 hospital admissions, to determine the safety of continuing to perform urgent operations during the pandemic.