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INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Volume 82, Issue 3, Pages 271-273Publisher
SPRINGER INDIA
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-020-02283-y
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COVID-19; Consent; Pandemic
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Informed consent has become a challenging issue when surgery at the time of novel corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is to be performed, in view of increased risk of the need of intensive care unit (ICU) in the post-operative period and the associated high mortality if a patient exhibits COVID-19 symptoms in the post-operative period. We have devised a new informed consent format for all patients undergoing surgery incorporating a few points specific for the disease.
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