Different Scenarios of Asymptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Orthopedic Trauma Patients: Case Series and Practical Guide

Background: During the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Sina Hospital in Tehran, Iran, dedicated a majority of its facilities and workforce to fight this crisis. Meanwhile, our academic trauma center continued to admit emergency trauma patients. Case Report: In this case se...

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Published in:Journal of orthopedic & spine trauma 2021-01, Vol.6 (2)
Main Authors: Shafiei, Seyyed Hossein, Baghbani, Salar, Rezaei Nosrati, Mohsen, Siavashi, Babak, Golbakhsh, Mohammad Reza
Format: Article
Language:English
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COVID19
orthopedic trauma
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Summary:Background: During the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Sina Hospital in Tehran, Iran, dedicated a majority of its facilities and workforce to fight this crisis. Meanwhile, our academic trauma center continued to admit emergency trauma patients. Case Report: In this case series, we tried to discuss five previously healthy trauma patients who underwent orthopedic surgery and were diagnosed with COVID-19 later. Also, we described our detailed protocol for the management of orthopedic patients during the pandemic. Conclusion: During COVID-19 time, we continued to provide our best service to the trauma patients while keeping our personnel as far as possible from direct contact with the patients until it was necessary.
ISSN:2538-2330
2538-4600
DOI:10.18502/jost.v6i2.4787