Grant Michael, Buchbinder Daniel, Dodson Thomas B, Fusetti Stefano, Leung Mike Yiu Yan, Aniceto Gregorio Sánchez, Schramm Alexander, Strong Edward Bradley, Wolvius Eppo
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY, USA.
Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr. 2020 Sep;13(3):151-156. doi: 10.1177/1943387520948826. Epub 2020 Sep 27.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem that has adversely and significantly impacted the safe practice of maxillofacial surgery. The risk lies in the heavy viral load in the oral/nasal/upper respiratory mucosal surfaces. Surgical procedures performed in this anatomic regional produce aerosalized viral particles which are highly infectious. Best practices and recommendations are outlined to mitigate the risk to the provider.
新冠疫情是一个全球性问题,对颌面外科手术的安全实施产生了不利且重大的影响。风险在于口腔/鼻腔/上呼吸道黏膜表面的病毒载量很高。在这个解剖区域进行的外科手术会产生具有高度传染性的气溶胶化病毒颗粒。文中概述了最佳做法和建议,以降低医护人员面临的风险。