Change of Outpatient Oral Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience of an Italian Center
COVID-19, which appeared to originate in China in December 2019, has spread worldwide in a pandemic way. The aim of this work is to present a protocol to standardize the outpatient oral surgery activities through remote triage, diagnostic tests, protections, and precautions that allow to provide car...
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| author | Francesco Bennardo Alessandro Antonelli Selene Barone Michele Mario Figliuzzi Leonzio Fortunato Amerigo Giudice |
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| description | COVID-19, which appeared to originate in China in December 2019, has spread worldwide in a pandemic way. The aim of this work is to present a protocol to standardize the outpatient oral surgery activities through remote triage, diagnostic tests, protections, and precautions that allow to provide care while minimizing risk for both patients and surgeons. This article summarizes the clinical and surgical experience of the Oral Surgery Unit of the “Mater Domini” Hospital (Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The application of a scrupulous triage protocol, the use of remote consultations to limit patients’ access to the clinic, and the correct use of PPE prevented transmission of the virus between patients and staff members. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c85ce88a1ab9492b9959a2d18b8633ed2025-02-03T01:04:08ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88934238893423Change of Outpatient Oral Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience of an Italian CenterFrancesco Bennardo0Alessandro Antonelli1Selene Barone2Michele Mario Figliuzzi3Leonzio Fortunato4Amerigo Giudice5School of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Catanzaro 88100, ItalySchool of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Catanzaro 88100, ItalySchool of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Catanzaro 88100, ItalySchool of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Catanzaro 88100, ItalySchool of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Catanzaro 88100, ItalySchool of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Catanzaro 88100, ItalyCOVID-19, which appeared to originate in China in December 2019, has spread worldwide in a pandemic way. The aim of this work is to present a protocol to standardize the outpatient oral surgery activities through remote triage, diagnostic tests, protections, and precautions that allow to provide care while minimizing risk for both patients and surgeons. This article summarizes the clinical and surgical experience of the Oral Surgery Unit of the “Mater Domini” Hospital (Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The application of a scrupulous triage protocol, the use of remote consultations to limit patients’ access to the clinic, and the correct use of PPE prevented transmission of the virus between patients and staff members.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8893423 |
| spellingShingle | Francesco Bennardo Alessandro Antonelli Selene Barone Michele Mario Figliuzzi Leonzio Fortunato Amerigo Giudice Change of Outpatient Oral Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience of an Italian Center International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Change of Outpatient Oral Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience of an Italian Center |
| title_full | Change of Outpatient Oral Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience of an Italian Center |
| title_fullStr | Change of Outpatient Oral Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience of an Italian Center |
| title_full_unstemmed | Change of Outpatient Oral Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience of an Italian Center |
| title_short | Change of Outpatient Oral Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience of an Italian Center |
| title_sort | change of outpatient oral surgery during the covid 19 pandemic experience of an italian center |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8893423 |
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