Elective Orthopaedic Surgery During COVID-19: A Safe Way to Get Back on Track

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has greatly changed our way of living and working. We have developed a method to treat urgent patients in a safe way, and we applied the same protocol to resume elective su...

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Autores principales: Zorzi, Claudio, Piovan, Gianluca, Screpis, Daniele, Natali, Simone, Marocco, Stefania, Iacono, Venanzio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. 2020
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Scientific Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7757831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33376923
http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00084
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Sumario:The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has greatly changed our way of living and working. We have developed a method to treat urgent patients in a safe way, and we applied the same protocol to resume elective surgical procedures. METHODS: We reorganized the system and the management of our orthopaedic department to perform elective surgical procedures in a safe way. During the COVID-19 lockdown, 614 patients underwent elective orthopaedic procedures. RESULTS: No major postoperative complications were recorded. None of the orthopaedic surgeons, health-care personnel, or hospitalized patients was infected in this period of activity. CONCLUSIONS: During COVID-19, it is possible to perform elective surgical procedures in a safe way.

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