Among healthcare workers, oral and maxillofacial surgeons are some of the most exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The aim of this retrospective study was to develop suggestions for continuing the work of oral and maxillofacial surgeons using a safe protocol for elective and urgent aerosol-generating procedures that could prevent the onset of new clusters. Based on the results obtained and a guidelines review of those Asian countries that had promptly managed the current pandemic, the following safety protocol was developed.
Recommendations for a safe restart of elective aerosol-generating oral surgery procedures following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak: An Italian multicenter study / Giovanditto, Federica; Soma, Damiano; Vaira, Luigi Angelo; Pispero, Alberto; Lombardi, Niccolò; Ristoldo, Federico; Mariani, Umberto; Pizzi, Silvia; Isola, Antonio; Smania, Pierantonio; Albanese, Massimo; D'Agostino, Antonio; Appendino, Paolo; Scatà, Ernesto; Raho, Maria Teresa; Gobbi, Roberta; Carta, Elena; Massarelli, Olindo; Lumbau, Aurea; Spano, Giovanni; De Riu, Giacomo. - In: JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1010-5182. - 50:5(2022), pp. 462-467. [10.1016/j.jcms.2022.02.004]
Recommendations for a safe restart of elective aerosol-generating oral surgery procedures following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak: An Italian multicenter study
Pizzi, Silvia;Raho, Maria Teresa;Gobbi, Roberta;Carta, Elena;Massarelli, Olindo;
2022-01-01
Abstract
Among healthcare workers, oral and maxillofacial surgeons are some of the most exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The aim of this retrospective study was to develop suggestions for continuing the work of oral and maxillofacial surgeons using a safe protocol for elective and urgent aerosol-generating procedures that could prevent the onset of new clusters. Based on the results obtained and a guidelines review of those Asian countries that had promptly managed the current pandemic, the following safety protocol was developed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
