• Int Orthop · Aug 2020

    Challenges and response in the medical management of the orthopaedic department during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: strategies in Wuhan, China.

    • Wei Wu, Wei Xiong, Honglei Kang, Qian Guo, Zhong Fang, and Feng Li.
    • Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
    • Int Orthop. 2020 Aug 1; 44 (8): 1489-1495.

    PurposeCurrently, COVID-19 has rapidly spread around the globe, there are already many nosocomial infections in medical staff. The purpose of this study is to provide some medical management experience from the orthopaedics department of Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China, to provide reference for orthopaedists.MethodsThis study is a summary of the orthopaedic medical management of Tongji Hospital. It systematically summarized the Chinese experience including orthopaedic outpatient and emergency department management, and orthopaedic surgery and preventive management during the pandemic.ResultsWe described some challenges in the orthopaedic department during the epidemic and formulated a set of medical management procedures to find an balance between effective treatment and infection prevention.ConclusionThese experiences and strategies could help orthopedists to work safely and effectively, and prevent nosocomial infections during the global pandemic of COVID-19.

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