Recommendations from the Italian Society of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology for the management of pediatric orthopaedic patients during the COVID19 pandemic and post-pandemic period in Italy

The rapid spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy has dramatically impacted the National Healthcare System, causing the sudden congestion of hospitals, especially in Northern Italy, thus imposing drastic restriction of almost all routine medical care. This exceptional adaptation of the Italian Nati...

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Published in:	Italian journal of pediatrics Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 149 - 8
Main Authors:	Trisolino, Giovanni, Origo, Carlo Enrico, De Sanctis, Nando, Dibello, Daniela, Farsetti, Pasquale, Gigante, Cosimo, Guida, Pasquale, Marengo, Lorenza, Panuccio, Elena, Toniolo, Renato Maria, Verdoni, Fabio, Memeo, Antonio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central 08-10-2020 BMC
Subjects:	Arthritis Caregivers Child Child, Preschool Children Clinical Decision-Making Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 diagnostic tests Cross Infection - prevention & control Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration Disease Emergency medical care Epidemics Families & family life Female Fractures Health care access Hospitals Humans Infections Intervention Italy Male Occupational Health - statistics & numerical data Orthopedic Procedures - methods Orthopedic Procedures - statistics & numerical data Orthopedics Orthopedics - standards Outcome Assessment, Health Care Pandemics Patient Safety Patients Pediatric Orthopaedics Pediatrics Pediatrics - standards Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards Recommendations SARS-Cov-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Societies, Medical - standards Surgeons Surgery Traumatology - standards Italy COVID-19 Recommendations SARS-Cov-2 Pediatric Orthopaedics
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Summary:	The rapid spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy has dramatically impacted the National Healthcare System, causing the sudden congestion of hospitals, especially in Northern Italy, thus imposing drastic restriction of almost all routine medical care. This exceptional adaptation of the Italian National Healthcare System has also been felt by non-frontline settings such as Pediatric Orthopaedic Units, where the limitation or temporary suspension of most routine care activities met with a need to maintain continuity of care and avoid secondary issues due to the delay or suspension of the routine clinical practice. The Italian Society of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology formulated general and specific recommendations to face the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to provide essential care for children needing orthopaedic treatments during the pandemic and early post-peak period, ensure safety of children, caregivers and healthcare providers and limit the spread of contagion.
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ISSN:	1824-7288 1720-8424 1824-7288
DOI:	10.1186/s13052-020-00911-7