id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentences	flesch	summary	cache	txt
cord-348614-im7qtr9k	Yánez Benítez, Carlos	International cooperation group of emergency surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic	2020-10-13		.txt	text/plain	3971	212	42	These COVID-19 dedicated protocols addressed surgical team organization, operating room (OR) preparation, rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE), considerations on anesthesiology, and intraoperative management of emergency surgical pathology. Continuity performing their regular tasks was reported by 73 (54%) of the respondents, in contrast with the rest, whose newly assigned duties were to the emergency department COVID-19 triage (25%), the intensive care unit (ICU) activities (13%), or had to manage mechanically ventilated patients in the surgical ward (7%). About half (51%) of the respondents had not received training in the use of PPE for airborne infectious risk while performing emergency surgical procedures before the pandemic, and roughly over one-third (37%) had it during the studied period. This study provides an international snapshot of the level of adoption of the guidance for surgical team organization, adequacy of PPE availability and usage, OR preparation, anesthesiologic considerations, and intraoperative management of emergency surgical cases during 2 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.	./cache/cord-348614-im7qtr9k.txt	./txt/cord-348614-im7qtr9k.txt