Surgery during covid-19: co-producing patient resources

Surgical patients are facing new territory. On the one hand they hear that elective surgery carries an increased risk of getting covid-19, on the other, that delaying surgery may cause problems, and that operations can be done safely when precautions are taken. In this article, Mary Venn, surgical r...

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Published in:	BMJ (Online) Vol. 370; p. m3466
Main Authors:	Venn, Mary L, Weir, Carrie Tierney
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 17-09-2020
Subjects:	Consent Coronaviruses COVID-19 Hospitals Inflammatory bowel diseases Intestine Medical research Mortality Pandemics Patients Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Surgery Surgical outcomes
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Summary:	Surgical patients are facing new territory. On the one hand they hear that elective surgery carries an increased risk of getting covid-19, on the other, that delaying surgery may cause problems, and that operations can be done safely when precautions are taken. In this article, Mary Venn, surgical research fellow, and Carrie Tierney Weir, a patient with inflammatory bowel disease, describe how their collaborative group, CovidSurg, has worked with patients to rapidly produce information resources about the risks of surgery during the pandemic.
ISSN:	1756-1833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.m3466