Establishing a "cold" elective unit for robotic colorectal and urological cancer surgery and regional vascular surgery following the initial COVID-19 surge

Br J Surg. 2020 Oct;107(11):e466-e467. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11922. Epub 2020 Aug 13.

Authors

Jeremy R Huddy¹, Zoe Freeman², Matthew Crockett³, Nancy Hadjievangelou⁴, Neil Barber³, David Gerrard⁴, Henry S Tilney¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Frimley Park Hospital.
² Department of General Surgery, Frimley Park Hospital.
³ Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Park Hospital.
⁴ Department of Vascular Surgery, Frimley Park Hospital.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 / transmission
COVID-19 Testing
Colorectal Neoplasms / surgery*
Elective Surgical Procedures
Female
Hospital Units*
Humans
Infection Control / organization & administration*
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Personal Protective Equipment
Robotic Surgical Procedures*
United Kingdom / epidemiology
Urologic Neoplasms / surgery*