Table 7.
Decision making in surgical treatment for complicated colonic diverticulitis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Asociación Española de Coloproctología [27] | Spinelli et al. [32] | Intercollegiate General Surgery Guidance [17] | Di Saverio et al. [24] | Di Saverio et al. [29] | Álvarez Gallego [33] | Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery [25] | Chew et al. [28] | De Simone [30] | Wexner [34] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopic resection is avoided | NR | VS | NR | 5 | 5 | NR | 5 | NR | 5 | NR |
| Laparoscopic lavage is avoided | NR | NR | NR | 5 | 5 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| After colic resection, primary anastomoses is avoided | VS | VS | 5 | 5 | 5 | NR | NR | 5 | VS | NR |
| The Hartmann procedure is better than the anastomosis | NR | 5 | NR | 5 | 5 | 4 | NR | NR | VS | NR |
| During laparoscopy, intracorporeal anastomosis is better than extracorporeal anastomosis | 5 | 5 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Open abdomen should be avoided in critical patients | NR | NR | NR | 5 | 5 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
VS: The Authors reported a contrary opinion.