Orthopaedic practices have been markedly affected by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the ban on elective procedures, it is impossible to define the medical urgency of a case solely on whether a case is on an elective surgery schedule. Orthopaedic surgical procedures should consider COVID-19-associated risks and an assimilation of all available disease dependent, disease independent, and logistical information that is tailored to each patient, institution, and region. Using an evidence-based risk stratification of clinical urgency, we provide a framework for prioritization of orthopaedic sport medicine procedures that encompasses such factors. This can be used to facilitate the risk-benefit assessment of the timing and setting of a procedure during the COVID-19 pandemic.
【초록키워드】 COVID-19 pandemic, risk, risk stratification, Patient, Factors, information, disease, Elective surgery, urgency, Surgical Procedure, independent, affected, facilitate, can be used, to define, the timing, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19, Medicine, procedure,