Impact of COVID-19 on otolaryngology in Italy: a commentary from the COVID-19 task force of the Young Otolaryngologists of the Italian Society of Otolaryngology.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
; 24(13): 7516-7518, 2020 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-676622
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 is having a dramatic effect on most medical disciplines. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery is one of the most engaged disciplines, and otolaryngology specialists are facing a radical change of their role and daily activities that will have severe impact on the return to the ordinary. In this paper, the COVID-19 Task Force of the Young Otolaryngologists of the Italian Society of Otolaryngology comment on the changes that occurred for otolaryngology in Italy during the pandemic. Changes include organizational rearrangement of Otolaryngology Units, with merges and closures that affected a significant portion of them; reallocation of otolaryngology personnel, mainly to COVID-19 wards; reduction of elective clinical and surgical activity, that was mainly limited to oncology and emergency procedures; and execution of screening procedures for SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare providers and patients in otolaryngology units in Italy.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Otolaryngology
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Otolaryngologists
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Betacoronavirus
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Head and Neck Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Journal subject:
Pharmacology
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Toxicology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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