Abstract
The journal is the official publication of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka. Its mission is to reach the highest standard of scientific surgical practice by dissemination of high quality scientific information and to foster and promote the growth of scientific surgery in Sri Lanka and in the region. The Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery publishes peer-reviewed leading articles, review articles, scientific articles, perspectives and case reports in the field of surgery and broadly related surgical sciences The journal adheres to the publication ethics as portrayed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and is a member of this organisation. It is listed as an ICMJE journal which follow its recommendations (ICMJE recommendations) on Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.
Highlights
Introduction and Background In late December2019 hospitals in Wuhan, China reported an outbreak of pneumonia of an unknown cause [1]
COVID-19 is not a primary surgical problem, its impact on the surgical units has been considerable, which to some extent could be viewed as a mass casualty incident with a global impact
The objective of this review is to summarize and describe the current evidence and consensus guidelines on surgical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
2019 hospitals in Wuhan, China reported an outbreak of pneumonia of an unknown cause [1]. Later in January 2020, a novel coronavirus strain [SARS-CoV-2] was isolated from the suspected patients. Despite the early recognition and the public health measures, the infection spread rapidly across China and the rest of the world. The World Health Organization [WHO] declared the outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern [PHEIC] on January 30th, 2020 [2]. COVID-19 is not a primary surgical problem, its impact on the surgical units has been considerable, which to some extent could be viewed as a mass casualty incident with a global impact. With human and financial resources overwhelmed, the rational use of available surgical resources
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