Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford Healthcare, Stanford, CA.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
J Arthroplasty. 2020 Jul;35(7S):S82-S84. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.04.050. Epub 2020 Apr 22.
As soon as it became clear that our economy was going to be paralyzed by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons leadership acted swiftly to ensure that our members were going to be eligible for the anticipated federal economic stimulus. The cessation of elective surgery, enacted in mid-March and necessary to stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, would surely challenge the solvency of many of our members' practices. Although our advocacy efforts discussed further have helped, clearly more relief is needed. Fortunately, our mitigation efforts have led to a "flattening of the curve" and discussions have begun on when, where, and how to safely start elective surgery again.
一旦清楚地意识到我们的经济将因 SARS-CoV-2 大流行而瘫痪，美国髋关节和膝关节外科医师协会领导层迅速采取行动，以确保我们的会员有资格获得预期的联邦经济刺激。3 月中旬颁布的停止择期手术的措施是必要的，以阻止 SARS-CoV-2 病毒的传播，这肯定会对我们许多会员的实践的偿付能力构成挑战。虽然我们进一步讨论的宣传工作有所帮助，但显然还需要更多的救济。幸运的是，我们的缓解措施已经导致“曲线变平”，并且已经开始讨论何时、何地以及如何安全地重新开始择期手术。
