Recommendations for a safe restart of elective aerosol-generating oral surgery procedures following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak: An Italian multicenter study

Among healthcare workers, oral and maxillofacial surgeons are some of the most exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The aim of this retrospective study was to develop suggestions for continuing the work of oral and maxillofacial surgeons using a safe protocol for elective and urgent aerosol-ge...

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Autores principales: Giovanditto, Federica, Soma, Damiano, Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Pispero, Alberto, Lombardi, Niccolò, Ristoldo, Federico, Mariani, Umberto, Pizzi, Silvia, Isola, Antonio, Smania, Pierantonio, Albanese, Massimo, D'Agostino, Antonio, Appendino, Paolo, Scatà, Ernesto, Raho, Maria Teresa, Gobbi, Roberta, Carta, Elena, Massarelli, Olindo, Lumbau, Aurea, Spano, Giovanni, De Riu, Giacomo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8889877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35430134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcms.2022.02.004
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Sumario:Among healthcare workers, oral and maxillofacial surgeons are some of the most exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The aim of this retrospective study was to develop suggestions for continuing the work of oral and maxillofacial surgeons using a safe protocol for elective and urgent aerosol-generating procedures that could prevent the onset of new clusters. Based on the results obtained and a guidelines review of those Asian countries that had promptly managed the current pandemic, the following safety protocol was developed:

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