Strategies for follow up after hernia surgery during COVID 19 Pandemia

Rodolfo Scaravonati; Emilio Diaz; Sebastian Roche; Santiago Bertone; Claudio Brandi

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.05.051

Strategies for follow up after hernia surgery during COVID 19 Pandemia

Int J Surg. 2020 Jul:79:103-104. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.05.051. Epub 2020 May 21.

Authors

Rodolfo Scaravonati¹, Emilio Diaz², Sebastian Roche², Santiago Bertone², Claudio Brandi²

Affiliations

¹ Microsurgery and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Section, General Surgery Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: hector.scaravonati@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.
² Microsurgery and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Section, General Surgery Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Abstract

The end of 2019 was marked by the emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Our problem is centered in the post operative follow up of those patients who underwent an elective procedure immediately before the isolation and those who require an emergency surgery. We outline the measures we have taken to reduce the possibility of spread of the virus.

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Elective Surgical Procedures
Emergency Medical Services
Herniorrhaphy*
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Postoperative Care*
SARS-CoV-2