Coimbra, RaulEdwards, SaraKurihara, HayatoBass, Gary AlanBalogh, Zsolt JTilsed, JonathanFaccincani, RobertoCarlucci, MicheleMartínez Casas, IsidroGaarder, ChristineTabuenca, ArnoldCoimbra, Bruno CMarzi, Ingo2023-02-082023-02-082020-04-17http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15391A series of recommendations regarding hospital perioperative preparation for the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled to inform surgeons worldwide on how to provide emergency surgery and trauma care during enduring times.The recommendations are divided into eight domains: (1) General recommendation for surgical services; (2) Emergency Surgery for critically ill COVID-19 positive or suspected patients -Preoperative planning and case selection; (3) Operating Room setup; (4) patient transport to the OR; (5) Surgical staff preparation; (6) Anesthesia considerations; (7) Surgical approach; and (8) Case Completion.The European Society of Emergency Surgery board endorsed these recommendations.enCOVID-19Emergency surgeryHospital preparationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)TraumaBetacoronavirusCOVID-19ComorbidityCoronavirus InfectionsEmergency TreatmentHumansInfection ControlPandemicsPerioperative CarePneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Surgical Procedures, OperativeWounds and Injuriesresearch article32303798open access10.1007/s00068-020-01364-71863-9941PMC7164519https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00068-020-01364-7.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7164519/pdf