Al-Benna Sammy, Gohritz Andreas
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
GMS Interdiscip Plast Reconstr Surg DGPW. 2021 Sep 8;10:Doc10. doi: 10.3205/iprs000160. eCollection 2021.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel, rapidly changing pandemic. It has affected specialized medical services in unprecedented ways. Surgical decision making, always the most important aspect of care has taken on an added layer of complexity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, recommendations for breast reconstruction during COVID-19 remain challenging and unclear. This article reviews the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and suggests potential approaches that could be considered in the absence of validated strategies in breast reconstruction.
2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)是一种新型的、迅速变化的大流行病。它以前所未有的方式影响了专业医疗服务。手术决策一直是护理中最重要的方面,在COVID-19大流行面前,它又增加了一层复杂性。因此,关于COVID-19期间乳房重建的建议仍然具有挑战性且不明确。本文回顾了COVID-19大流行的影响,并提出了在乳房重建缺乏有效策略的情况下可以考虑的潜在方法。