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1948-9366 (online) |
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This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Surgery |
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Minireviews |
| Article Title |
COVID-19 outbreak and surgical practice: The rational for suspending non-urgent surgeries and role of testing modalities
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
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Andrew D Grubic, Shahin Ayazi, Javad Zebarjadi, Hamed Tahmasbi, Khosro Ayazi and Blair A Jobe |
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| Corresponding Author |
Shahin Ayazi, MD, Staff Physician, Esophageal and Lung Institute, Department of Surgery, Allegheny Health Network, 4815 Liberty Avenue, Suite 439, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States. shahin.ayazi@ahn.org |
| Key Words |
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Surgery; Pandemic; Predictive model; Diagnosis |
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus has become a critical challenge to global health with immense economic and social disruption. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a “stress test” to evaluate the capacity and resilience of our surgical community in dealing with the challenges imposed to our health system and society. Some aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak are relevant to surgical practice and modifying practice can reduce risk to patients and staff alike. We discuss considerations during the pre-operative and post-operative periods as well as the utility and limitations of COVID-19 testing. Computed tomography scan is currently the most sensitive modality for COVID-19, and while reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction is highly specific, sensitivity is considerably viable based on multiple factors. |
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2020-06-19 09:46 |
| Citation |
Grubic AD, Ayazi S, Zebarjadi J, Tahmasbi H, Ayazi K, Jobe BA. COVID-19 outbreak and surgical practice: The rational for suspending non-urgent surgeries and role of testing modalities. World J Gastrointest Surg 2020; 12(6): 259-268 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v12/i6/259.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v12.i6.259 |
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