The Safe Resumption of Elective Plastic Surgery in Accredited Ambulatory Surgery Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Aesthet Surg J
; 41(11): NP1427-NP1433, 2021 10 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-990559
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) a worldwide pandemic, resulting in an unprecedented shift in the Canadian healthcare system, where protection of an already overloaded system became a priority; all elective surgeries and non-essential activities were ceased. With the impact being less than predicted, on May 26, 2020, elective surgeries and non-essential activities were permitted to resume.OBJECTIVES:
The authors sought to examine outcomes following elective aesthetic surgery and the impact on the Canadian healthcare system with the resumption of these services during the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.METHODS:
Data were collected in a prospective manner on consecutive patients who underwent elective plastic surgery procedures in 6 accredited ambulatory surgery facilities. Data included patient demographics, procedural characteristics, COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test status, airway management, and postoperative outcomes.RESULTS:
A total of 368 patients underwent elective surgical procedures requiring a general anesthetic. All 368 patients who underwent surgery were negative on pre-visit screening. A COVID-19 PCR test was completed by 352 patients (95.7%) and all were negative. In the postoperative period, 7 patients (1.9%) had complications, 3 patients (0.8%) required a hospital visit, and 1 patient (0.3%) required hospital admission. No patients or healthcare providers developed COVID-19 symptoms or had a positive test for COVID-19 within 30 days of surgery.CONCLUSIONS:
With appropriate screening and safety precautions, elective aesthetic plastic surgery can be performed in a manner that is safe for patients and healthcare providers and with a very low risk for accelerating virus transmission within the community.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Surgery, Plastic
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Aesthet Surg J
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Asj
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