Open AccessThoracic Surgery Practice in Covid-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Kenan Can Ceylan,
Arkın Acar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
i̇zmir göğüs hastanesi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1300-4115
DOI - 10.5222/igh.2020.64936
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , specialty , medicine , cardiothoracic surgery , health care , general surgery , disease , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , surgery , family medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , virology , pathology , outbreak , law
Covid-19 disease was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2020, leaving all hospitals in a difficult situation. In this period, when resource management in hospitals is of critical importance, elective operations in many specialties have been postponed, and there are many opinions about which operations can be performed. Although thoracic surgery is a specialty involved in the complication management of Covid-19 disease, unlike other specialties, it deals with oncological diseases where the timing of the surgery is vital. In this review, how the thoracic surgery practice should be in the Covid-19 pandemic is presented in the light of the literature.