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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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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author Zorzi, Claudio
Piovan, Gianluca
Screpis, Daniele
Natali, Simone
Marocco, Stefania
Iacono, Venanzio
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description 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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spelling pubmed-77578312020-12-28 Elective Orthopaedic Surgery During COVID-19: A Safe Way to Get Back on Track Zorzi, Claudio Piovan, Gianluca Screpis, Daniele Natali, Simone Marocco, Stefania Iacono, Venanzio JB JS Open Access Scientific Articles 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. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. 2020-11-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7757831/ /pubmed/33376923 http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00084 Text en Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated. All rights reserved. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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title_fullStr Elective Orthopaedic Surgery During COVID-19: A Safe Way to Get Back on Track
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title_short Elective Orthopaedic Surgery During COVID-19: A Safe Way to Get Back on Track
title_sort elective orthopaedic surgery during covid-19: a safe way to get back on track
topic Scientific Articles
url 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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