Management in oral and maxillofacial surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: Our experience. Issue 6 (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barca, Ida; Cordaro, Raffaella; Kallaverja, Elvis; Ferragina, Francesco; Cristofaro, Maria Giulia
• Is Part Of: British journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Volume 58:Issue 6(2020)
• Page Start: 687
• Page End: 691
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: Pandemic -- Coronavirus -- COVID-19 -- Maxillofacial surgery -- Prevention measures; Mouth -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery, Plastic -- Periodicals; Dentistry, Operative -- Periodicals; Face -- surgery -- Periodicals; Mouth -- surgery -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery, Oral -- Periodicals; Oral Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Dentistry, Operative -- Periodicals; Bouche -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Maxillaire supérieur -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Face -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Chirurgie dentaire -- Périodiques; Dentistry, Operative; Face -- Surgery; Maxilla -- Surgery; Mouth -- Surgery; Surgery, Plastic; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 617.52059
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.04.025
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0266-4356

Abstract

Abstract: A novel β-coronavirus (2019-nCOV), identified in Wuhan City in late December 2019, is generating a rapid and tragic health emergency in Italy due to the need to provide assistance to an uncontrollable number of infected patients and, at the same time, treat all the non-deferrable oncological and traumatic maxillofacial conditions. This article summarises the clinical and surgical experience of Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of "Magna Graecia" University (Catanzaro -Italy) during the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to provide a number of recommendations that should facilitate the scheduling process of surgical activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and reduce the risk of infection among healthcare professionals.