• Journal of orthopaedics · Jul 2020

    Emergency and Urgent Orthopaedic Surgeries in non-covid patients during the COVID 19 pandemic: Perspective from India.

    • Swapnil Keny, Vaibhav Bagaria, Kshitij Chaudhary, and Arjun Dhawale.
    • Department of Orthopaedics, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Prarthana Samaj, Raja Rammohan Roy Road, Girgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
    • J Orthop. 2020 Jul 1; 20: 275-279.

    ObjectivesTo Evaluate the results and the protocols of our Institution for 18 Emergency and Urgent Non Covid Surgeries during the Covid 19 Pandemic.Methods18 patients underwent Emergency and Urgent Orthopaedic Surgeries at institution. The Protocol was Screening, Segregation, Selection, Isolation, theatre modification, and Online Follow.ResultsTwo adverse events including, one death and one intensive care admission due to underlying morbidity were recorded. Average Hospital stay was 2.5 days with no patients becoming covid positive at follow up.ConclusionStrict Surgical protocols need to be followed for surgery during the Covid19 pandemic.© 2020 Professor P K Surendran Memorial Education Foundation. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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