Ann Ital Chir. 2021;92:582-588.
SARS-CoV-2 and its related COVID-19 are now affecting people worldwide. The pandemic, started at the end of 2019 and spread in Europe and all over the world at the beginning of the 2020, is the biggest threat to the health and to the economy of all countries, since the time of Spanish Flu. A global effort is being made to counter the virus with social distancing and restrictions, but our habits and behavior have dramatically been modified. Hospital activity has changed, and Plastic Surgery is affected as well as other disciplines.
MATERIALS, METHODS AND RESULTS: Our work describes the impact of the pandemic on a Plastic Surgery Unit in a tertiary care hospital and estimates the possible consequences in the near future. Elective procedures and consultations have been postposed and rescheduled, but we ensured treatment for life-threatening conditions and offered the best therapy, complying with the new safety standard to protect the patients and the healthcare providers. Media helped in keeping in touch the people, ensuring continuity in education and circulation of the data about SARS-CoV-2 research.
We don't know yet what the overall cost of the crisis will be on the global economy and on the National Health Systems. Definitely, it will be a big challenge to face, both for the Governments, for the people, as for healthcare providers. However, to date, we should remind our responsibilities as doctors, as we can contribute with our efforts and our knowledge to ensure continuity of care and research.
COVID, COVID-19, Italy, Outbreak, Pandemic, Plastic Surgery, SARS-Cov-2.
SARS-CoV-2 及其相关的 COVID-19 现在正在影响全球的人们。这种始于 2019 年底、2020 年初在欧洲和世界各地传播的大流行，是自西班牙流感以来对所有国家的健康和经济的最大威胁。全球正在努力通过社会隔离和限制来对抗病毒，但我们的习惯和行为已经发生了巨大的改变。医院的活动发生了变化，整形外科也受到了影响，其他学科也是如此。
材料、方法和结果：我们的工作描述了大流行对一家三级保健医院整形外科的影响，并估计了在不久的将来可能产生的后果。已将选择性手术和咨询推迟和重新安排，但我们确保了对危及生命的情况的治疗，并提供了最佳的治疗，同时遵守了保护患者和医疗保健提供者的新安全标准。媒体有助于保持人们的联系，确保了关于 SARS-CoV-2 研究的数据的教育和流通的连续性。
我们还不知道这场危机对全球经济和国家卫生系统的总体成本是多少。这无疑将是一个巨大的挑战，无论是对政府、人民还是医疗保健提供者来说都是如此。然而，到目前为止，我们应该提醒自己作为医生的责任，因为我们可以通过我们的努力和知识为确保护理和研究的连续性做出贡献。
COVID、COVID-19、意大利、爆发、大流行、整形外科、SARS-Cov-2。
