The virus crisis affects Orthopaedic surgery and scientific activities worldwide.
- Resource Type
- editorial
- Authors
- Mavrogenis, Andreas F.; Quaile, Andrew; Scarlat, Marius M.
- Source
- International Orthopaedics. May2020, Vol. 44 Issue 5, p813-817. 5p.
- Subject
- *COVID-19
*PHYSICIANS
*OPERATING room personnel
- Language
- ISSN
- 0341-2695
The virus crisis affects Orthopaedic surgery and scientific activities worldwide The operating theatres are transformed into intensive care units (ICU) and reserved for ventilation and respiratory management of these patients. Many trauma patients in the present pandemia are also potential or confirmed COVID-19 patients; this makes the treating orthopaedic surgeons the front-line treating physicians. The World Healh Organisation (WHO) and the global surgical community should develop tools and protocols to help evaluate the surgical capacities of hospitals and assist in the management of trauma patients in crisis. [Extracted from the article]