Annals of surgery
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Given the role of celiac plexus block (CPB) in the management of chronic pain, we sought to investigate the utility of CPB in the control of postoperative pain in major hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeries. ⋯ CPB can be considered as part of a multimodal approach for postoperative pain management in open hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeries.
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The aim of this work is to formulate recommendations based on global expert consensus to guide the surgical community on the safe resumption of surgical and endoscopic activities. ⋯ The Delphi process resulted in 99 recommendations. These consensus statements provide expert guidance, based on scientific methodology, for the safe resumption of surgical activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.