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Resuming arthroplasty: A well aligned and a balanced approach in the COVID-19 era

Returning to Arthroplasty amidst the COVID-19 pandemic requires a well aligned and a balanced approach. Following a set protocol and staged measures are the need of the hour. This article details the specifics for resumption of arthroplasty in the era of COVID19. While formulating the policy for res...

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Autores principales: Sadigale, Omkar, Bagaria, Vaibhav, Vaishya, Raju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7298514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32774005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcot.2020.06.024
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Sumario:Returning to Arthroplasty amidst the COVID-19 pandemic requires a well aligned and a balanced approach. Following a set protocol and staged measures are the need of the hour. This article details the specifics for resumption of arthroplasty in the era of COVID19. While formulating the policy for resumption, it is necessary that we consider the following factors: patient's general health status, follow strict guidelines issued by the government, alter and enhance our operating room discipline and last but not the least, leverage technology for optimal patient care and enhanced outcome.