1. Clinical characteristics and early prognosis of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection undergoing joint arthroplasty during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Weihua Xu, Mengcun Chen, Shuhua Yang, Jinlong Wang, Xianzhe Liu, and Xin Jin
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Visual analogue scale ,Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip ,medicine.medical_treatment ,MEDLINE ,Observational Study ,Perioperative Care ,Workflow ,Postoperative Complications ,Clinical Protocols ,Internal medicine ,Pandemic ,Medical Staff, Hospital ,medicine ,Humans ,hip replacement ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,Pandemics ,Personal Protective Equipment ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged, 80 and over ,Postoperative Care ,Hip ,perioperative complications ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,Medical record ,fungi ,COVID-19 ,Retrospective cohort study ,General Medicine ,Perioperative ,Middle Aged ,joint arthroplasty ,Arthroplasty ,body regions ,Treatment Outcome ,Female ,business ,Research Article - Abstract
The present study reported early clinical outcomes and perioperative precautions for medical staffs during joint arthroplasty procedures in SARS-CoV-2-infected patients.The medical records of 8 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection who underwent joint arthroplasty from January 19 to September 24, 2020 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. Perioperative precautions and follow-up (time length varies from 6âmonth to 13âmonths, 11âmonths in average) for SARS-CoV-2 infection of medical staffs were reported.All patients recovered well from both the primary disease and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Significant improved Visual analogue scale was observed with no major complications or recurrence of the COVID-19 at discharge. There was no evidence indicating SARS-CoV-2 infection in any health providers.Elective joint arthroplasties for patients in recovery period of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be continued under comprehensive preoperative evaluation and appropriate medical protection. For patients with currently confirmed or highly suspected COVID-19, the operation should be carried out only if it was essential.
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- 2021
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