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. 2020 Jul;58(6):687-691.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.04.025. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Management in oral and maxillofacial surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: Our experience

Ida Barca  1 , Raffaella Cordaro  2 , Elvis Kallaverja  3 , Francesco Ferragina  4 , Maria Giulia Cristofaro  5
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Management in oral and maxillofacial surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: Our experience

Ida Barca et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

A novel β-coronavirus (2019-nCOV), identified in Wuhan City in late December 2019, is generating a rapid and tragic health emergency in Italy due to the need to provide assistance to an uncontrollable number of infected patients and, at the same time, treat all the non-deferrable oncological and traumatic maxillofacial conditions. This article summarises the clinical and surgical experience of Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of "Magna Graecia" University (Catanzaro -Italy) during the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to provide a number of recommendations that should facilitate the scheduling process of surgical activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and reduce the risk of infection among healthcare professionals.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Maxillofacial surgery; Pandemic; Prevention measures.

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