TY - JOUR
T1 - A new role for orthopaedic surgeons
T2 - ongoing changes, lessons learned, and perspectives from a level I trauma center during the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Congiusta, Dominick V.
AU - Otero, Katie
AU - Ippolito, Joseph
AU - Thomson, Jennifer
AU - Beebe, Kathleen S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Board of Trustees
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined global health care. With almost 13 million confirmed cases worldwide, medical professionals have been forced to modify their practice to take care of an expanded, critically ill population. Institutions have been challenged to implement innovative ways to maximize the utility and the safety of residents and personnel. Guided by lessons learned from prior mass causalities, wars, and previous pandemics, adjustments have been made in order to provide optimal care for all patients while still protecting limited resources and the lives of health care workers. Specialists who are trained in the management of lethal aspects of this disease continue to have a high demand and obvious role. Orthopedic surgeons, with ill-defined roles, have been redeployed to manage complex medical problems. Still, the need to manage trauma, fractures, infections, tumors, and dislocations remains a necessity. Various innovative measures have been taken to maximize the utility and safety of residents in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Commonalities to most measures and distinct changes in practice philosophy can be identified and applied to both current and future pandemic responses.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined global health care. With almost 13 million confirmed cases worldwide, medical professionals have been forced to modify their practice to take care of an expanded, critically ill population. Institutions have been challenged to implement innovative ways to maximize the utility and the safety of residents and personnel. Guided by lessons learned from prior mass causalities, wars, and previous pandemics, adjustments have been made in order to provide optimal care for all patients while still protecting limited resources and the lives of health care workers. Specialists who are trained in the management of lethal aspects of this disease continue to have a high demand and obvious role. Orthopedic surgeons, with ill-defined roles, have been redeployed to manage complex medical problems. Still, the need to manage trauma, fractures, infections, tumors, and dislocations remains a necessity. Various innovative measures have been taken to maximize the utility and safety of residents in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Commonalities to most measures and distinct changes in practice philosophy can be identified and applied to both current and future pandemic responses.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Narrative Review
KW - academic
KW - education
KW - orthopaedic surgeons
KW - pandemic
KW - residency
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jse.2020.07.020
DO - 10.1016/j.jse.2020.07.020
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32738400
AN - SCOPUS:85090919012
SN - 1058-2746
VL - 29
SP - 1951
EP - 1956
JO - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
JF - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
IS - 10
ER -