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How to Set Up a Regional Medical Operations Center to Manage the COVID-19 Pandemic
10 Apr, 2020The American College of Surgeons (ACS) published a guidance about how to properly set up a RMOC, a Regional Medical Operations Center. It is a single point of shared situational awareness and information that can implement effective command and control for the medical response to a large-scale mass casualty incident. The RMOC allows coordination across all EMS agencies, hospitals, public health representatives, and emergency management leaderships. Therefore, it allows for a better commu... -
COVID-19: Recommendations for Management of Elective Surgical Procedures
10 Apr, 2020The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has additional comments on thi COVID-19 disease. Following a careful review of the current situation, we recommend the following: -
COVID-19: Elective Case Triage Guidelines for Surgical Care
9 Apr, 2020The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is updating twice-weekly this website where you can find different guidelines on how to chose which procedures should be curtailed. In this regard, they continue to recommend that surgeons curtail the performance of “elective” surgical procedures.
In the list below, you will find recommendations for each specific specialty:
Cancer Surgery
Breast Cancer Surgery
Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Thoracic Cancer SurgeryCOVID-19: Considerations for Optimum Surgeon Protection Before, During, and After Operation
9 Apr, 2020The American College of Surgeons (ACS) published a list of considerations to have when attending a surgery. These recommendations provide a total protection for the professionals during the Covid-19 Pandemic.Precautions for Operating Room Team Members during the COVID-19 Pandemic
9 Apr, 2020The American College of Surgeons (ACS) published a list of precautions for all the professionals in an Operating Room during the Covid-19 Pandemic.