• Int Orthop · Dec 2020

    Were protective procedures against SARS-CoV-2 effective in an orthopaedic and trauma centre during the lockdown period? A retrospective study.

    • Pierre-Alban Bouche, Barthelemy Valteau, Valerie Dumaine, Elena Lang, Karine Michel, Luc Eyrolle, Guillaume Auberger, Philippe Anract, and Moussa Hamadouche.
    • Orthopaedic Department, Cochin University Hospital, APHP, Paris, Paris Descartes University, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France. pierrealban309@gmail.com.
    • Int Orthop. 2020 Dec 1; 44 (12): 2493-2498.

    PurposeThe SARS-CoV-2 epidemic started in December 2019 in Wuhan. The lockdown was declared on March 16, 2020 in France. Our centre had to adapt daily practices to continue to take care of bone and soft tissue tumours and emergencies. Through this study, we wanted to assess the various procedures implemented during the lockdown period between March 17 and May 10.MethodsA monocentric retrospective cohort study was conducted in Cochin Hospital (Paris, France). Patients included were those who had surgery during the lockdown period. To take care of COVID-19 positive and negative patients, various procedures have been set up: reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for all hospitalized patients, a specific unit for COVID-positive patients, a specific surgical room, and use of protective personal equipment. To allow the effectiveness of the procedures implemented, we evaluated the number of complications attributed to SARS-CoV-2 and the number of patients who became COVID positive during hospitalization.ResultsDuring the lockdown period, there were 199 procedures of three types of procedures in our centre: 79 traumatology procedures (39.7%), 76 of bone and soft tissues tumours (38.2%), and 44 procedures related to infection (22.1%). We observed 13 complications (6.5%) during hospitalization, and only one patient became COVID-19 positive during the hospitalization.ConclusionThe COVID-19 epidemic has been a challenge for organization and adaptation to manage all COVID-19 positive and COVID negative. Through this study, we wanted to assess our procedures taken. They had been effective due to the low number of contamination and complications.

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