Orthopedic Trauma Surgeries in COVID-19 Pandemic; A Trauma Management Algorithm
نویسندگان
1 Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
doi
10.22038/abjs.2020.47741.2344چکیده
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
