Emergency hand & reconstructive microsurgery in the covid-19 positive patient

The case spectrum in hand surgery is one of extremes – purely elective day surgery cases under local anesthesia to mangling limb injuries that require immediate, and frequently, lengthy, surgery. Despite the cancellation of most elective orthopedic and plastic surgical procedures, hand surgeons around the world continue to see a steady stream of lim b-threatening cases such as severe trauma and infections that require emergent surgical care. With the increase in community-spread, an increasing number of COVID-19 infected patients may be asymptomatic or have mild, non-specific or atypical symptoms.

Source: The Journal of Hand Surgery - July 28, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Soumen Das De, Zhen Chang Liang, Andre Eu-Jin Cheah, Mark Edward Puhaindran, Ellen Yutan Lee, Aymeric Yu Tang Lim, Alphonsus Khin Sze Chong Tags: The Hand Surgery Landscape Source Type: research