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ArticleHand surgery & rehabilitation2021

Impact of COVID-19 on hand surgery in Italy: A comparison between the Northern and the Southern regions.

F Toia, M Romeo, M Abate, E Avarotti, B Battiston, G Bruno, F Cannavò F, C Casamichele, M Colonna, N Catena and 18 more

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Article in Hand surgery & rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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28 authors.

F ToiaPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 127, 90127, Palermo (PA), Italy. Electronic address: francesca.toia@unipa.it.
M RomeoPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 127, 90127, Palermo (PA), Italy.
M AbateSSD di Ortopedia, ARNAS Garibaldi, Presidio di Nesima, Via Palermo 636, 95123, Catania (CT), Italy.
E AvarottiDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, A.R.N.A.S. Piazza Santa Maria di Gesù 5, 95124, Catania (CT), Italy.
B BattistonDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Orthopedic and Trauma Center, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, Via Nizza 138, 10126, Torino (TO), Italy.
G BrunoDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, A.O. Vittorio Emanuele, Via Plebiscito 632, 95122, Catania (CT), Italy.
F Cannavò FU.O.S.D. Plastic Surgery A.O. Papardo, Contrada Papardo, 98158, Messina (ME), Italy.
C CasamicheleDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, A.O. "G. Paolo II", Contrada Cisternazzi, 97010, Ragusa (RG), Italy.
M ColonnaPlastic Surgery Unit, Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria1, 98124, Messina (ME), Italy.
N CatenaPediatric Orthopedic and Traumatology Unit, Children's Hospital, AON SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Via Spalto Marengo 46, 15121, Alessandria (AL), Italy.
M CherubinoDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Insubria, Via Ravasi 2, 21100, Varese (VA), Italy.
S CoppolinoHospital S. Vincenzo, Contrada Sirina, 98039, Taormina (ME), Italy.
N GalvanoDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology A.O.U.P." Paolo Giaccone", Via Del Vespro 127, 90127 Palermo (PA), Italy.
G GiucaDepartment of Orthopedics Ospedale Maggiore, Via Resistenza Partigiana, 97015, Modica (RG), Italy.
S GulloDepartment of Hand Surgery and Traumatology, A.R.N.A.S., Piazza Nicola Leotta 4, 90127, Palermo (PA), Italy.
G InternulloDepartment of Orthopedics, Ospedale Gravina, Via Portosalvo 9, 95041, Caltagirone (CT), Italy.
A LazzeriniHand Surgery and Microsurgery Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Clinical Institute, Via Alessandro Manzoni 6, 20089, Milano (MI), Italy.
I MarcoccioOrthopedic Microsurgery and Upper Limb Surgery, Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia, Via Bartolomeo Gualla 15, 25128, Brescia (BS), Italy.
M MarucciaDepartment of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burns Unit, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70122, Bari (BR), Italy.
C MelloniPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery A.O. P. Borsellino, Contrada Cardilla 1, 91025, Marsala (TP), Italy.
G PajardiDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, The University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milano (MI), Italy.
P PugliesePlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 127, 90127, Palermo (PA), Italy.
G RisitanoABC Medical, Via Porto Salvo 2, 98121, Messina (ME), Italy.
G SpataHand Surgery, Polyclinic Morgagni, Via del Bosco 105, 95030, Catania (CT), Italy.
M TripoliPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 127, 90127, Palermo (PA), Italy.
L TroisiDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, The University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milano (MI), Italy.
P TosHand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery Unit, Orthopedic Institute G. Pini-CTO, Piazza Cardinale Andrea Ferrari 1, 20122, Milano (MI), Italy.
A CordovaPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 127, 90127, Palermo (PA), Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aims of this study were to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency and elective hand surgery in four Italian regions that had either a high (Lombardy and Piemonte) or a low (Sicilia and Puglia) COVID-19 case load to discuss problems and to elaborate strategies to improve treatment pathways. A panel of hand surgeons from these different regions compared and discussed data from the centers they work in. The COVID-19 pandemic had an enormous impact on both elective and emergency surgery in Italy, not only in highly affected regions but also - and paradoxically even at a higher extent - in regions with a low COVID-19 case load. A durable and flexible redesign of hand surgery activities should be promoted, while changing and hopefully increasing human resources and enhancing administrative support. Telematics must also be implemented, especially for delivering rehabilitation therapy.

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PandemicsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingElective Surgical ProceduresHandHealth Services AccessibilityHumansItalyOrthopedic ProceduresPersonnel Staffing and SchedulingPhysical Therapy ModalitiesPostoperative CareSurveys and QuestionnairesTelemedicineChirurgie de la mainChirurgie d'urgence de la mainChirurgie élective de la mainCOVID-19Elective hand surgeryEmergency hand surgeryHand surgery

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PMID33309793
PMCPMC7836699

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