Impact of COVID-19 epidemic on Maxillofacial Surgery in Italy
Maxillofacial departments all over Italy were increasingly involved in facing the COVID-19 emergency. Elective surgeries have been progressively postponed to free beds and offer human and material sources.We compiled an inventory of 32 questions to evaluate the impact of SARS-COV2 epidemic on Maxillofacial Surgery in 23 selected Italian Maxillofacial departments. The questionnaire focused on three different aspects: the variation of the workload, showing both a reduction of the number of team members (-16% among specialists, -11% among residents) due to reallocation or contamination and a consistent decrease of elective activities (the number of outpatients visits loss during the first Covid-19 epidemic month is about 10000 all over Italy), while only tumor surgery and trauma surgery has been widely guaranteed; the screening procedures on patients and physicians (22% of maxillofacial units found infected surgeons, 4% of all Maxillofacial surgeons); and the availability of Personal Protective Equipment, whose supply is considered partial from 48% of Maxillofacial departments.
Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: F. Allevi, A. Dionisio, U. Baciliero, P. Balercia, G.A. Beltramini, D. Bertossi, A. Bozzetti, L. Califano, P. Cascone, L. Colombo, C. Copelli, F.S. De Ponte, G. De Riu, M.D. Monaca, S. Fusetti, M. Gali é, A.B. Giann, F. Longo, N. Mannucci, P.F. Nocini, S Source Type: research
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