An Asymptomatic Patient with COVID-19 with Hip Hemiarthroplasty Performed: A Case Report of an Orthopaedic Surgeon's Experience.
JBJS Case Connect
; 10(3): e2000288, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-682759
ABSTRACT
CASE Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic respiratory disease. Patients typically present with fever, cough, and radiological lung changes. However, a significant proportion of these patients are asymptomatic. To date, we have limited information on the operations performed on these patients. We report our experience of a relatively asymptomatic elderly patient who underwent surgery for a hip fracture and was confirmed postoperatively to have COVID-19. CONCLUSION:
Meticulous hand hygiene and use of surgical mask in daily practice is crucial to protect against asymptomatic and undiagnosed patients.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Infection Control
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Coronavirus Infections
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Delayed Diagnosis
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Femoral Neck Fractures
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Asymptomatic Diseases
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Pandemics
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Hemiarthroplasty
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
JBJS Case Connect
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jbjs.Cc.20.00288
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