<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The alarming spread of the novel Coronavirus necessitated the cessation of elective therapeutic procedures in most health-care facilities. This strategy has limited the spread of the virus, but with a huge socio-economic impact. For this reason, the resumption of elective surgery in the context of the coronavirus pandemic is a difficult, but necessary process. Addressing this delicate situation requires interdisciplinary collaboration, so as to ensure high quality medical care for all patients, with consideration to protection of the staff involved in the care of the surgical patient.</p></abstract>

The alarming spread of the novel Coronavirus necessitated the cessation of elective therapeutic procedures in most health-care facilities. This strategy has limited the spread of the virus, but with a huge socio-economic impact. For this reason, the resumption of elective surgery in the context of the coronavirus pandemic is a difficult, but necessary process. Addressing this delicate situation requires interdisciplinary collaboration, so as to ensure high quality medical care for all patients, with consideration to protection of the staff involved in the care of the surgical patient.

Preoperative Considerations in Order to Resume Elective Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic

Acta Medica Transilvanica

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The alarming spread of the novel Coronavirus necessitated the cessation of elective therapeutic procedures in most health-care facilities. This strategy has...

Preoperative Considerations in Order to Resume Elective Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 42 - 43

Received: Sep 20, 2020

Accepted: Dec 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0069

Keywords
elective surgery, preoperative consideration, COVID-19 pandemic

© 2020 Bogdan I. Vintilă et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Preoperative Considerations in Order to Resume Elective Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 42 - 43

Received: Sep 20, 2020

Accepted: Dec 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0069

Keywordselective surgery, preoperative consideration, COVID-19 pandemic

© 2020 Bogdan I. Vintilă et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
elective surgery, preoperative consideration, COVID-19 pandemic