Surgical Covid-19 Resource Guide
One.Surgery recognises the enormous amount of information that is being produced in relation to covid-19 and its management. We have curated a quick resource guide for the surgical profession. We will try to maintain new information as it is produced, but can take no responsibility for the information found on the external links below.
- Anesthesia, Perioperative and Intensive Care
- Surgical Care
- Infection Control Practices
- Hospital Administrators
- Information sharing and ongoing studies
- Online Training and Educational Tools for Clinicians
- Government and Regulatory
- Research publications
Anesthesia, Perioperative and Intensive Care
2. The Royal College of Anesthetists resources on COVID-19
3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) COVID-19 resources for Anesthesiologists
5. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Perioperative Considerations for the COVID-19
6. European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) resources on COVID-19
7. Association of Peri-operative Registered Nurses (AORN) Toolkit on COVID-19
8. AHA BLS and ACLS Algorithm for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases
Surgical Care
1. Joint policy statement on COVID-19 from the Royal Surgical Colleges
2. American College of Surgeons (ACS) COVID-19 resources for Surgeons
4. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) practice advisory on COVID-19
5. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Recommendations
7. American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) resources on COVID-19
8. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Resource Centre on COVID-19
9. American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Important coronavirus updates for Ophthalmologists
11. Ambulatory Surgery Centre Association (ASCA) resources on COVID-19
12. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Statement on COVID-19 and its effect on surgical training
14. American College of Surgeons (ACS) COVID-19: Guidance for Triage of Non-Emergent Surgical Procedures
15. American Urological Association Coronavirus Diseases 2019 Information Centre
16. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) COVID-19 Resources
17. European Society of ColoProctology (ESCP) COVID19 Resources
18. Intercollegiate General Surgery Guidance on COVID-19
19. Updated Royal College of Surgeons (UK) Intercollegiate General Surgery Guidance on COVID-19
20. Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) COVID-19 site-specific management resources
21. American Head & Neck Society (AHNS) COVID-19 Bulletin Board
22. British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) Guidelines on Endoscopy during COVID-19
23. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) updates on COVID-19
24. American College of Surgeons(ACS)/Atrium Health: Tiered surgical response plan for COVID-19
25. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics – COVID-19 Resource Hub
26. British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) COVID-19 Information for Paediatric Surgeons
28. Royal College of Surgeons of England COVID-19: Good Practice for Surgeons and Surgical Teams
29. Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) COVID-19 Resource Hub
30. IFOS (International Federation of ORL Societies) COVID-19 information and guidance
Infection Control Practices
1. WHO’s technical guidance on Infection prevention and control / WASH in COVID-19
2. CDC’s resources on Infection Control Practices
4. CDC’s Sequence for Putting on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Hospital Administrators
1. American Hospital Association (AHA) resources on COVID-19
2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Surgical Mask and Gown Conservation Strategies
Information sharing and ongoing studies
4. Operation COVID/OpCOVID: Twitter platform to discuss best practices concerning operating in COVID19
6. Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register to support rapid evidence synthesis
Online Training and Educational Tools for Clinicians
1. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Online Training on Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians
3. COVID-19: Tackling the Novel Coronavirus
4. World Health Organisation – open access online Covid-19 courses
5. Elsevier COVID-19 Clinical Tool Kit
6. FEMA: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
7. e-Learning for healthcare – Online corona virus course
8. University of British Columbia- Safe Surgical Care: Strategies during a Pandemic
9. European Resuscitation Council- Resuscitation practices during the COVID-19 pandemic
Government and Regulatory
1. NHS Update on non-urgent elective surgery in COVID-19
3. NHS Clinical Guide for the Management of Surgical patients during the Coronavirus pandemic
Research publications
5. Annals of Surgery/Ariadne Labs: Managing COVID-19 in Surgical Systems
7. British Journal of Surgery (BJS): COVID‐19 pandemic: perspectives on an unfolding crisis
12. Annals of Surgery: COVID-19 – Considerations and Implications for Surgical Learners
13. Annals of Surgery: Tracheotomy in ventilated patients with COVID-19
16. Annals of Surgery: Lung Transplantation for elderly patients with end-stage COVID-19
20. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery: Cardiothoracic Surgeons in Pandemics: Ethical Considerations
21. Annals of Surgery: COVID-19, Ethics & Equity – What is our Role as Surgeons?
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