Is elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic safe? A multi-center prospective study in a high incidence area

• Sergi Sastre,
• Montsant Jornet-Gibert,
• Christian Yela-Verdú,
• Irene Portas-Torres,
• Mariano Balaguer-Castro,
• Silvia M Miguela,
• Guillem Claret,
• Laia Brunet,
• Pere Torner

Affiliations

Sergi Sastre

Department of Orthopaedics Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Montsant Jornet-Gibert

Department of Orthopaedics Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Christian Yela-Verdú

Department of Orthopaedics, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain

Irene Portas-Torres

Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Mariano Balaguer-Castro

Department of Orthopaedics Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Silvia M Miguela

Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain

Guillem Claret

Department of Orthopaedics Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Laia Brunet

Department of Orthopaedics Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain

Pere Torner

Department of Orthopaedics Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain