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This chapter will focus on surgical emergencies during the era of COVID-19. Performing surgery on patients with COVID-19 carries multiple risks to both the patient and the healthcare team.

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  1. Departments of Emergency Medicine, Neurology and Surgery, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL, USA

    Joseph R. Shiber

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Shane Hester, T. (2021). Surgical Emergencies. In: Shiber, J.R. (eds) Critical Care of COVID-19 in the Emergency Department. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85636-6_19

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