Challenges for maintaining surgical care practices in the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review.

Objectives: To present the knowledge produced on challenges of health services for maintaining surgical care practices in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: This is an integrative literature review, performed with descriptors 'Operating rooms' and 'Coronavirus Infections' in the MEDLINE/PubMed Central, IBECS, LILACS, BDENF, Coleta SUS, BIGG, BINACIS, SciELO, PubMed, Science Direct, and Cochrane Library databases.

Results: Of the 405 studies analyzed, 27 met the inclusion criteria.