Recommended operating room practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a critical global public health crisis. Operating room (OR) best practice in this crisis is poorly defined. This systematic review was performed to identify contemporary evidence relating to OR practice in the context of COVID-19.

Methods

MEDLINE was searched systematically using PubMed (search date 19 March 2020) for relevant studies in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Documented practices and guidance were assessed to determine Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (OCEBM) levels of evidence, and recommendations for practice within five domains were extracted: physical OR, personnel, patient, procedure, and other factors.

Results

Thirty-five articles were identified, of which 11 met eligibility criteria. Nine articles con

SUBMITTER: Welsh Surgical Research Initiative (WSRI) Collaborative 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7272923 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature