2021, Number 1-3
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Rev Mex Ortop Ped 2021; 23 (1-3)
Keeping our hospital safe during COVID-19 pandemic: Shriners Hospital for Children Mexico
Velázquez-Rueda ML, Cadena-Pérez AL, Herrera-Caballero ZV, Haces GF
Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 23-26
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: On December 2019, a pneumonia of unknown cause started an outbreak from Wuhan, China, rapidly spreading across the entire world. On February 27th, 2020 the first COVID-19 patient appeared in Mexico with a rapid increase in case confirmed patients during the next few weeks. In less than a month later, March 24th, the federal government suspended all non-essential activities across the entire country. The safety protocols are top priority for all health professionals and it is important to balance worldwide safety protocols, surgery timing and medical evaluations adjusting our practice to this era with new diseases and technologies at hand to keep our patients and ourselves safe.
Objective: The aim of this paper is to share our experience adapting to the rising challenges of pediatric orthopedic assessment in a pandemic environment.
Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis and has changed our daily practice. We must use our knowledge and the technologies at hand to provide new strategies to protect and care for our community. We are facing a new challenge in the healthcare of our patients, making sure they are safe as well as ourselves.
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