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Claudio Zorzi1, Gianluca Piovan1, Daniele Screpis1
1Department of Orthopaedics (C.Z., G.P., D.S., S.N., and V.I.) and Department of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology (S.M.), IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar di Valpolicella, Italy.
Abstract:
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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