Returning to Surgery-Experience, Discussions and Consensus.

On 24th June 2020, a ‘COVID-19 Roundtable’ consensus meeting was convened comprised of a panel of BM initially it was only at 60% of pre-COVID levels to ensure that ICU capacity was maintained, Dr. Giuseppe Marinari (Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy) reported. The Humanitas Research Hospital has followed the Diabetes Surgery Summit (DSS) recommendations [14] of operating on the most complex cases, excluding patients aged > 60, BMI> 60 and challenging revision cases [17]. Surgical protocols are localised depending on the local situation, ERAS has been adopted, and patients are only sent to ICU in the event of complications. In the roundtable discussions, it was reiterated that with the right screening and pathways, bariatric surgery should be resumed immediately, and BM the theoretical risk of severe COVID-19 should be considered in the context of the need to urgently treat a life-threatening disease. B&M surgery is the most effective and durable treatment for people living with severe obesity, and the impact of obesity and diabetes on COVID19 severity demonstrates why surgery should be immediately restarted with the number of procedures increased. A greater emphasis...