Open AccessPerioperative Management for Emergency Surgery in Pediatric Patients with COVID-19: Retrospective Observational Study
Author(s) -
Gezy Giwangkancana,
Ezra Oktaliansah,
Andi Ade Wijaya Ramlan,
Arie Utariani,
Putu Kurniyanta,
Hasanul Arifin,
Yunita Widyastuti,
Astrid Pratiwi,
Rusmin Syukur
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
open access emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-1500
DOI - 10.2147/oaem.s377201
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , intubation , institutional review board , laparotomy , general surgery , pediatric surgery , retrospective cohort study , pandemic , emergency medicine , observational study , tertiary referral hospital , pediatrics , covid-19 , surgery , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The first wave of COVID-19 in 2020 created massive challenges in providing safe surgery for pediatric patients with COVID-19. Inevitably, emergency surgery and the unknown nature of the disease place a burden on the heavily challenged surgical services for pediatrics in a developing country. Lessons from the pandemic are important for future disaster planning.