id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentences	flesch	summary	cache	txt
cord-319865-g3qxu6uv	Frountzas, Maximos	Personal protective equipment against COVID-19: Vital for surgeons, harmful for patients?	2020-09-21		.txt	text/plain	1309	70	45	All surgical societies published specific criteria about high-risk surgical procedures and management of oncologic patients with alternative treatment options, such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy, after discussion by virtual Tumor Boards, that included surgeons, medical oncologists and radiologists [3] . Therefore, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), followed by most GI surgical communities all over the world, suggested the following PPE during GI surgery of a confirmed or highly suspected COVID-19 patient [7] : Surgical gowns, caps and shoe covers for skin and clothing protection. In addition, 91.3% of the healthcare workers with a primary headache in the past, reported that the prolonged (over 4 hours) use of PPE during COVID-19 outburst worsened their headaches and affected their job performance [9] . The PPE-associated discomfort and side effects during surgery may increase surgeons' anxiety and fatigue while performing difficult operations.	./cache/cord-319865-g3qxu6uv.txt	./txt/cord-319865-g3qxu6uv.txt