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cord-264080-fbp9rr5z	Coppola, Alessandro	An Invited Commentary on: Optimizing response in surgical systems during and after COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from China and the UK – Perspective. Zheng Liu (IJS-D-20-00464)	2020-05-19		.txt	text/plain	759	42	48	title: An Invited Commentary on: Optimizing response in surgical systems during and after COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from China and the UK – Perspective. Zheng Liu (IJS-D-20-00464) Liu and colleagues (1) reported on the surgical measures adopted at the beginning of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As reported by the American College of Surgeons, continuation of 'elective' surgical care have to be frequently evaluated and adapted if needed, based on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local resources. How reported by different international surgical societies (4-5) cancers should be considered like life-threatening diseases and changing treatment protocols or postponing surgery should be adopted only in really selected cases. As the dynamic scenario of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, decisions regarding the screening test, alternative strategies improving outpatients services, and perfection of surgery indications remain individualized in the context of patients, providers, institutional factors, and available resources.	./cache/cord-264080-fbp9rr5z.txt	./txt/cord-264080-fbp9rr5z.txt