Orthopedic Trauma Surgeries in COVID-19 Pandemic; A Trauma Management Algorithm
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Abstract:
After the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide, we will sooner or later encounter trauma patients with COVID-19 in thedeveloping countries. It is a challenging decision-making process for an orthopedic surgeon to provide the patients withthe best practice in the crisis. Here we discuss the issue in terms of clinical severity of COVID-19 pneumonia, priorityof orthopedic surgical trauma procedures and standard of care for the treatment of trauma injuries. We finally proposean algorithm for better management of trauma patients in the setting of COVID-19 mass spread.Level of evidence: IV
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volume 8 issue Covid-19 Special Issue
pages 286- 290
publication date 2020-04-01
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