Prevention and control strategies for emergency,limited-term,and elective operations in pediatric surgery during the epidemic period of COVID-19

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)has spread to more than 100 countries.Children approved to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection.Preventing and controlling the epidemic while ensuring orderly flows of pediatric surgery clinical work has proven to be a big challenge for both patients and clinicians during the epidemic.Based on the transmission characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and the requirements for prevention and control of COVID-19,the authors proposed some concrete measures and practical strategies of managing emergency,limited-term,and elective pediatric surgeries during the epidemic period.