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

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Ten Weeks to Crush the Curve.

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Written by Welcome on April 3, 2020

For Surgeons

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 [...]

Written by Welcome on March 31, 2020

For Surgeons

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.

Written by Welcome on March 31, 2020

For Surgeons

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 [...]

Written by Welcome on March 30, 2020

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