Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York, USA.
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York, USA.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Sep;163(3):444-446. doi: 10.1177/0194599820931082. Epub 2020 May 26.
Efforts aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19 and "flattening the curve" may be affecting clinical care delivery for non-COVID-19 cases that include otolaryngologic and orbital conditions. We are witnessing changes in the manner that patients present, as well as modifications in clinical management strategies. An improved understanding of these phenomena and the contributing factors is essential for otolaryngologists to provide sound clinical care during this unprecedented pandemic.
努力降低 COVID-19 的传播并“拉平曲线”可能会影响到非 COVID-19 病例的临床护理,包括耳鼻喉和眼眶疾病。我们正在目睹患者就诊方式的变化,以及临床管理策略的调整。耳鼻喉科医生需要更好地了解这些现象及其影响因素,以便在这场前所未有的大流行期间提供合理的临床护理。