Role and Management of a Head and Neck Department during the COVID‐19 Outbreak in Lombardy

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Tập 162 Số 6 - Trang 795-796 - 2020
Alberto Maria Saibene1, Fabiana Allevi2, Federico Biglioli3,2, Giovanni Felisati3,1
1Otolaryngology Unit, Head and Neck Department, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
2Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Head and Neck Department, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
3Department of Health Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

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The recent Italian outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 led to an unprecedented burden on our health care system. Despite head and neck–otolaryngology not being a front‐line specialty in dealing with this disease, our department had to face several specific issues. Despite a massive reallocation of resources in the hospital, we managed to keep the service active, improving safety measures for our personnel, specifically during common otolaryngologic maneuvers known to produce aerosols. Furthermore, we strived to maintain our teaching role, giving residents an inclusive role in managing the response to the emergency state, and we progressively integrated our inactive specialists into other service rotations to relieve front‐line colleagues’ burden. Specific issues and management decisions are discussed in detail in the article.

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Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Tập 162 Số 6

795-796

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