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Author: Zorzi, Claudio; Piovan, Gianluca; Screpis, Daniele; Natali, Simone; Marocco, Stefania; Iacono, Venanzio
Title: Elective Orthopaedic Surgery During COVID-19: A Safe Way to Get Back on Track
  • Cord-id: v1j4m0dd
  • Document date: 2020_11_17
  • ID: v1j4m0dd
    Snippet: 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
    Document: 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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