Elective Orthopaedic Surgery During COVID-19

Claudio Zorzi, MD; Gianluca Piovan, MD; Daniele Screpis, MD; Simone Natali, MD; Stefania Marocco, MD; Venanzio Iacono, MD

doi:10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00084

JBJS Open Access (Dec 2020)

Elective Orthopaedic Surgery During COVID-19

Claudio Zorzi, MD,
Gianluca Piovan, MD,
Daniele Screpis, MD,
Simone Natali, MD,
Stefania Marocco, MD,
Venanzio Iacono, MD

Affiliations

Claudio Zorzi, MD: 1 Department 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
Gianluca Piovan, MD: 1 Department 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
Daniele Screpis, MD: 1 Department 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
Simone Natali, MD: 1 Department 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
Stefania Marocco, MD: 1 Department 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
Venanzio Iacono, MD: 1 Department 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

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00084
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 4
p. e20.00084

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Background:. 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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ISSN: 2472-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery
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