The Orthopaedic Trauma Service and COVID-19: Practice Considerations to Optimize Outcomes and Limit Exposure

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges to healthcare systems, including the cancellation and then staged resumption of elective procedures. The orthopaedic trauma community has continued to provide care to patients with acute musculoskeletal injuries that cannot be delayed in all scenarios....

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Published in:Journal of orthopaedic trauma Vol. 34; no. 7; p. 333
Main Authors: Stinner, Daniel J, Lebrun, Christopher, Hsu, Joseph R, Jahangir, A Alex, Mir, Hassan R
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.07.2020
Subjects:
Adolescent
Aged
Algorithms
Ambulatory Care - organization & administration
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections - transmission
COVID-19
Fractures, Bone - surgery
Hospitalization
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control
Male
Orthopedic Procedures
Orthopedics - organization & administration
Pandemics - prevention & control
Patient Selection
Personal Protective Equipment
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - transmission
SARS-CoV-2
Traumatology - organization & administration
Young Adult
ISSN:1531-2291, 1531-2291
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges to healthcare systems, including the cancellation and then staged resumption of elective procedures. The orthopaedic trauma community has continued to provide care to patients with acute musculoskeletal injuries that cannot be delayed in all scenarios. This article summarizes and provides relevant information (orthopaedic trauma service, outpatient fracture clinic, inpatient surgery) to the practicing orthopaedic traumatologist on maximizing outcomes while limiting exposure during the pandemic. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:: Therapeutic Level V. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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ISSN:1531-2291
1531-2291
DOI:10.1097/BOT.0000000000001782