Preventing spread of SARS-CoV-2 and preparing for the COVID-19 outbreak in the surgical department: perspectives from two Scandinavian countries.
COVID-19
Scandinavia
coronavirus
health care system
organization
pandemic
surgery
viral spread
Journal
Journal of surgical case reports
ISSN: 2042-8812
Titre abrégé: J Surg Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101560169
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2020
May 2020
Historique:
received:
15
04
2020
revised:
27
03
2020
accepted:
16
04
2020
entrez:
13
5
2020
pubmed:
13
5
2020
medline:
13
5
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A COVID-19 pandemic was declared on March 11 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on January 31 in Sweden and on February 26 in Norway. Despite being similar countries with universal healthcare systems, the governmental approaches to mitigation of the epidemic have varied considerably. Norway initiated a societal lockdown effective from March 12, the same day as the first confirmed death. Sweden has initiated a more laxed and gradual strategy based on the appeal for a strong personal sense of responsibility to mitigate the viral spread. In both countries, the first weeks of preparation has seen a strong reduction in elective surgery, with several implemented principles to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 spread and prepare for surgical care for COVID-19 diseases as needed. This invited leading article gives a brief overview of some of the early experiences of the outbreak in two Scandinavian countries.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32395226
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa131
pii: rjaa131
pmc: PMC7202331
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
rjaa131Informations de copyright
Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2020.
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