David Badrudin, Mickaël Lesurtel, Shailesh Shrikhande, Tom Gallagher, Stefan Heinrich, Susanne Warner, Vikram Chaudhari, Donna Koo, Sandeep Anantha, Víctor Molina, Mikel Prieto Calvo, Marc-Antoine Allard, Alexandre Doussot, Amar Kourdouli, Mikhail Efanov, Ricardo Oddi, Pablo Barros-Schelotto, Mert Erkan, Michael Lidsky, Federico Garcia, Maximiliano Gelli, Ayrat Kaldarov, Pablo Granero, Nicolas Meurisse, René Adam
BACKGROUND: In response to the pandemic, the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) developed the IHPBA-COVID Registry to capture data on HPB surgery outcomes in COVID-positive patients prior to mass vaccination programs. The aim was to provide a tool to help members gain a better understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on patient outcomes following HPB surgery worldwide. METHODS: An online registry updated in real time was disseminated to all IHPBA, E-AHPBA, A-HPBA and A-PHPBA members to assess the effects of the pandemic on the outcomes of HPB procedures, perioperative COVID-19 management and other aspects of surgical care...
September 1, 2023: HPB: the Official Journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association