Emergency abdominal surgery in COVID-19 patients: a note of caution from Wuhan

Br J Surg. 2020 Jul;107(8):e262. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11722. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Authors

D Fu¹, Pei Zhang¹, L Wang², W Liu³, H Tan⁴, M Di⁴, M Cai¹, Peng Zhang¹, K Tao¹, G Wang¹, C Jiang³, Z Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Wuhan, China.
² Clinical Laboratory, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
³ Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
⁴ Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
China / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Digestive System Diseases / complications
Digestive System Diseases / surgery*
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Emergencies*
Emergency Medical Services / standards*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2
Surgical Procedures, Operative / standards*