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Category: COVID-19 Statements
GENERAL DISCLAIMER:
The following information is intended to provide our Members additional help to cope with Covid 19 in Surgery. It comes from the early experience gained from Europe and Asia who first have been hit by the pandemic.
This is NOT evidence based data, since there was no time to test its validity on scientific grounds. It’s only an attempt to offer you some practical advice, to the best of our current knowledge.
THE EXECUTIVE BOARDS of EAES
Ten Weeks to Crush the Curve.
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Resources on Smoke & Gas Evacuation During Open, Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Procedures.
Released 3/30/2020 - this document will continue to be updated as needed. Recently, SAGES in conjunction with EAES, published guidelines for surgeons concerning the use of laparoscopy during the current COVID-19 pandemic. We recognize that during this time of challenge to resources and personnel, every surgeon and institution is providing the very best care it can [...]
Joint SAGES and EAES guidelines on COVID-19 and MIS
The publication is accompanied by a very useful summary entitled: Resources on Smoke & Gas Evacuation During Open, Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Procedures: EAES_SAGES_COVID_Article_7565
EAES AND SAGES RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SURGICAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19 CRISIS
Released 3/30/2020 Note: these recommendations are subject to change and update. EAES and SAGES are committed to the protection and care of patients, their surgeons and staff, and all who are served by the medical community at large. We are making these recommendations based on best available evidence and expert opinion from the global surgical [...]
Rational use of face masks in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma
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Recommendations from the Spanish Society of Surgery (AEC)
Read the recommendations from the Spanish Society of Surgery / Working Group AEC - COVID-19
Circuit du patient SUSPECT ou CONFIRME COVID19 AU BLOC OPERATOIRE – In French
Read the full paper: 23 03 2020 CircuitCOVID 19_blocV2.pdf.pdf
Guidance for Triage of Nonemergent Surgical Procedures General Surgery.
Read the full paper: COVID 19: Elective Case Triage Guidelines for Surgical Care
Watch the EAES 2020 – Virtual Congress, now available on-demand!
Visit the on-demand virtual edition of EAES 2020. Offered to you by the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery. More than 40 lectures, over 500 ePosters and videos, live Q & A sessions, industry hosted webinars, the Endoscopy festival and much more.