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ArticleCraniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction2021

Resuming Dental and Craniomaxillofacial Surgical Missions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidelines and Recommendations.

Victoria A Mañón, Ashley Tran, Ziad C Sifri, Shahid R Aziz

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Article in Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Victoria A MañónDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0554-7171
Ashley TranDepartment of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
Ziad C SifriDivision of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
Shahid R AzizDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ, USA.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designDescriptive review article.

objectiveThe purpose of this article is to provide guidelines and recommendations for how to safely resume dental and craniomaxillofacial STSMs. The following considerations will be discussed: the need for extensive collaboration between organizations and local leadership, the importance of COVID-19 testing, use and management of personal protective equipment, team selection and training, social distancing protocols, and criteria for patient and case selection.

methodsA literature review was completed, identifying resources and current data regarding the safe resumption clinical activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

resultsAt this time, there are no protocols developed regarding the safe resumption of STSMs. Primary resources, including the CDC, WHO, and FDA should be closely monitored so that developed protocols from these recommendations reflect the latest information.

conclusionThis paper outlines general considerations and recommendations for dentists, oral health specialists, and craniomaxillofacial surgeons seeking to safely resume STSMs. These recommendations are designed to minimize the risk of exposure to COVID-19 by reinforcing social distancing protocols, reviewing criteria for patient and case selections, encouraging collaboration between organizations and local leadership, and team training. These guidelines should be tailored to fit the needs of each individual mission while keeping the safety as the main objective.

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global healthglobal surgerypandemicsafety guidelinesshort-term surgical missions

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PMID34707789
PMCPMC8543590
OpenAlexW3119438029

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