International guidelines and recommendations for surgery during Covid-19 pandemic: A Systematic Review

During the COVID-19 pandemic, surgical departments were forced to re-schedule their activity giving priority to urgent procedures and non deferrable oncological cases. There is a lack of evidence-based literature providing clinical and organizational guidelines for the management of a general surgery department. Aim of our study was to review the available recommendations published by general Surgery Societies and Health Institutions and evaluate the underlying Literature.