20.04.2020 | COVID-19 | SSAT Statement
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Practical Implications of Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 on Hospital Operations, Board Certification, and Medical Education in Surgery in the USA
verfasst von:
Zhi Ven Fong, Motaz Qadan, Ross McKinney Jr, Cornelia L. Griggs, Paresh C. Shah, Jo Buyske, Ajit K. Sachdeva, Mark P. Callery, Maria S. Altieri
Erschienen in:
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
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Ausgabe 6/2020
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Excerpt
Novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first detected in Wuhan, China. It is highly virulent, having spread to Iran, Europe, and eventually North America, causing an unprecedented global crisis. Hospitals have filled rapidly with patients with COVID-19 requiring treatment, thereby imposing a strain on healthcare staffing needs and the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). The strain on resources has forced hospitals to implement unprecedented changes, such as cancellation of elective operations and non-essential clinic visits. Surgical training has also been significantly impacted by these changes in healthcare, and surgery residents have been deployed to other services and units to provide much needed care. In addition to changes to daily life, such as social distancing, surgeons and surgical trainees have been forced to evaluate many elements of their clinical practice and surgical training, respectively. …