The whole world is going through an unprecedented period during the pandemic of COVID-19. This pandemic has affected all aspects of daily life with far-reaching implications, especially in most aspects of healthcare. Practice of surgery across the globe is in a standstill as of now. When we restart surgical practices across world, we have to bring new protocols and practices in place to combat the transmission. This article discusses the major changes in surgical practice, which need to be brought in. This article is based on scientific information about transmission of virus and experiences of some of the authors from China, a country which successfully dealt with and contained the virus outbreak.
The Indian journal of surgery. 2020 Apr 11 [Epub ahead of print]
Zheng Liu, Yawei Zhang, Xishan Wang, Daming Zhang, Dechang Diao, K Chandramohan, Christopher M Booth
1Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021 China., 2Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510 USA., 5Department of Gastrointestinal (Tumor) Surgery, Guangdong Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510120 Guangdong China., 6Department of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695011 India., 7Department of Oncology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.