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Protection of Surgical Team from COVID-19 during Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty in an Infected Elderly Patient

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which began in Wuhan, China, has rapidly flared up all over the world, evolving into a pandemic. During these critical times, we should give emphasis on infection prevention for the health care staff as well as appropriate patient management in order to...

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Autores principales: Um, Sang Hyun, Kim, Du-Han, Youn, Moon-Yul, Cho, Chul-Hyun, Kim, Hyun-Ah, Min, Byung-Woo, Bae, Ki-Cheor, Lee, Kyung-Jae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Orthopaedic Association 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7449860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32903950
http://dx.doi.org/10.4055/cios20177
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Sumario:The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which began in Wuhan, China, has rapidly flared up all over the world, evolving into a pandemic. During these critical times, we should give emphasis on infection prevention for the health care staff as well as appropriate patient management in order to maintain the health care system. We report our experience in protecting a surgical team from COVID-19 infection during a bipolar hemiarthroplasty in an infected patient. This case highlights the importance of appropriate protection of the health care staff and education in minimizing the risk of transmission of the infection and maintaining the health care system.