Results of the first 1,000 procedures after resumption of elective orthopedic services following COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of a high-volume arthroplasty center
| Autor: | Thorsten Gehrke, Amir Sandiford, Mustafa Citak, Philip Linke, Christian Lausmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent orthopedic surgery medicine.medical_treatment MEDLINE Risk Assessment Arthroplasty Young Adult COVID-19 Testing Germany Surveys and Questionnaires Disease Transmission Infectious medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Elective surgery Young adult Pandemics Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over business.industry screening General surgery Rehabilitation COVID-19 Retrospective cohort study Middle Aged Hospitalization elective surgery Elective Surgical Procedures Orthopedic surgery Female Original Article Surgery business Elective Surgical Procedure Risk assessment Hospitals High-Volume |
| Zdroj: | Joint Diseases and Related Surgery |
| ISSN: | 2687-4792 2687-4784 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a screening questionnaire to identify high-risk patients for novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) among those undergoing elective orthopedic surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between May 4th, 2020 and June 11th, 2020, a total of 1,021 consecutive patients (492 males, 529 females; mean age: 62.3±15.1 years; range, 13 to 91 years) who were scheduled for elective orthopedic surgery were included. A screening questionnaire was applied to all patients. The patients admitted to hospital were also tested for COVID-19 infection through reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction of the nasopharyngeal swab. RESULTS: Of the patients, 1,003 (98.2%) underwent elective surgery as planned. The screening questionnaire classified 30 patients as high-risk for COVID-19. A total of 18 procedures (n=18, 1.8%) were postponed due to the high risk of possible transmission of COVID-19. None of 991 low-risk patients were tested positive for COVID-19. CONCLUSION: The use of guiding principles for resuming elective orthopedic surgery is safe without a higher risk for complications in selected cases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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