Lasers Use in Dermatology Practice in the Evolving COVID-19 Scenario: Recommendations by SIG Lasers (IADVL Academy)

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the entire world by storm. Almost all dermatology laser procedures are considered non-essential and there is a consensus that they should be deferred till the threat of the COVID-19 is well and truly over. The article presents recommendations for the use of lasers and...

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Autores principales: Dhawan, Sachin, Kumari, Pradeep, De, Abhishek, Pall, Anuj, Pudukadan, David, Romi, Ekta, Jyothy, K., Selvam, M. D., Mrigpuri, Sahil, Shah, Swapnil, Thurakkal, Salim, Trivedi, Sunil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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COVID-19 IADVL Academy SIGs Symposium
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7367557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32695689
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_239_20
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author Dhawan, Sachin
Kumari, Pradeep
De, Abhishek
Pall, Anuj
Pudukadan, David
Romi, Ekta
Jyothy, K.
Selvam, M. D.
Mrigpuri, Sahil
Shah, Swapnil
Thurakkal, Salim
Trivedi, Sunil
author_facet Dhawan, Sachin
Kumari, Pradeep
De, Abhishek
Pall, Anuj
Pudukadan, David
Romi, Ekta
Jyothy, K.
Selvam, M. D.
Mrigpuri, Sahil
Shah, Swapnil
Thurakkal, Salim
Trivedi, Sunil
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description The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the entire world by storm. Almost all dermatology laser procedures are considered non-essential and there is a consensus that they should be deferred till the threat of the COVID-19 is well and truly over. The article presents recommendations for the use of lasers and energy based devices in a safe manner during and in the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic. Plume generating procedures need full personal protective equipment to be used. Special precautions are required for specific laser and energy based procedures. A robust disinfection strategy based on preventing fomite borne COVID-19 transmission in the laser operating room is essential.
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spelling pubmed-73675572020-07-20 Lasers Use in Dermatology Practice in the Evolving COVID-19 Scenario: Recommendations by SIG Lasers (IADVL Academy) Dhawan, Sachin Kumari, Pradeep De, Abhishek Pall, Anuj Pudukadan, David Romi, Ekta Jyothy, K. Selvam, M. D. Mrigpuri, Sahil Shah, Swapnil Thurakkal, Salim Trivedi, Sunil Indian Dermatol Online J COVID-19 IADVL Academy SIGs Symposium The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the entire world by storm. Almost all dermatology laser procedures are considered non-essential and there is a consensus that they should be deferred till the threat of the COVID-19 is well and truly over. The article presents recommendations for the use of lasers and energy based devices in a safe manner during and in the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic. Plume generating procedures need full personal protective equipment to be used. Special precautions are required for specific laser and energy based procedures. A robust disinfection strategy based on preventing fomite borne COVID-19 transmission in the laser operating room is essential. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020-05-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7367557/ /pubmed/32695689 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_239_20 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Indian Dermatology Online Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
spellingShingle COVID-19 IADVL Academy SIGs Symposium
Dhawan, Sachin
Kumari, Pradeep
De, Abhishek
Pall, Anuj
Pudukadan, David
Romi, Ekta
Jyothy, K.
Selvam, M. D.
Mrigpuri, Sahil
Shah, Swapnil
Thurakkal, Salim
Trivedi, Sunil
Lasers Use in Dermatology Practice in the Evolving COVID-19 Scenario: Recommendations by SIG Lasers (IADVL Academy)
title Lasers Use in Dermatology Practice in the Evolving COVID-19 Scenario: Recommendations by SIG Lasers (IADVL Academy)
title_full Lasers Use in Dermatology Practice in the Evolving COVID-19 Scenario: Recommendations by SIG Lasers (IADVL Academy)
title_fullStr Lasers Use in Dermatology Practice in the Evolving COVID-19 Scenario: Recommendations by SIG Lasers (IADVL Academy)
title_full_unstemmed Lasers Use in Dermatology Practice in the Evolving COVID-19 Scenario: Recommendations by SIG Lasers (IADVL Academy)
title_short Lasers Use in Dermatology Practice in the Evolving COVID-19 Scenario: Recommendations by SIG Lasers (IADVL Academy)
title_sort lasers use in dermatology practice in the evolving covid-19 scenario: recommendations by sig lasers (iadvl academy)
topic COVID-19 IADVL Academy SIGs Symposium
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7367557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32695689
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_239_20
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