Salazar VM, Gutiérrez MI

Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 121-125
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ABSTRACT

Since December of 2019 there has been the discovery of a new virus in the province of Wuhan, China: the SARS-CoV2 virus, which is highly contagious and has had a fast expansion all across the globe; due to this there have been presenting new cases of the disease requiring certain recommendations in the medical attention during this time of pandemic. In regard to the outpatient appointments of patients with feet and ankle pathology, there should be a discerning of the appointments that can be postponed and those that are emergencies. In the case that they are not emergencies it is recommended to carry out the appointment from a distance by videoconference. For those patients who had an appointed surgery during this pandemic period, it should be assessed it’s deferral until the end of the health contingency with the exception of an oncologic surgery or a case in which a delay of the surgery would cause health repercussions. For those with acute trauma like exposed fractures, compartment syndrome, patients with infected wounds and complicated diabetic foot disease will have to be attended surgically in spite of the health contingency. A surgical intervention during the health contingency should be considered with a high risk of acquiring the disease by the health personnel during the procedure, the reason for which the diagnosis test for the virus should be performed to the patient before the surgery if their condition allows it or it´s considered operating them and wait for the results afterwards taking the due precautions of protection for the health personnel mentioned in the best guides of clinical practice for orthopedic surgeons based on evidence for the COVID-19.

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