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Recommendations for a safe restart of elective aerosol-generating oral surgery procedures following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak: An Italian multicenter study

2022; Elsevier BV; Volume: 50; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jcms.2022.02.004

1878-4119

Federica Giovanditto, Damiano Soma, Luigi Angelo Vaira, Alberto Pispero, Niccolò Lombardi, Federico Ristoldo, Umberto Mariani, Silvia Pizzi, Antonio Isola, Pierantonio Smania, Massimo Albanese, Antonio D’Agostino, Paolo Appendino, Ernesto Scatà, Maria Teresa Raho, Roberta Gobbi, Elena Carta, Olindo Massarelli, Aurea Immacolata Lumbau, Giovanni Spanó, Giacomo De Riu,

Infection Control and Ventilation

Among healthcare workers, oral and maxillofacial surgeons are some of the most exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The aim of this retrospective study was to develop suggestions for continuing the work of oral and maxillofacial surgeons using a safe protocol for elective and urgent aerosol-generating procedures that could prevent the onset of new clusters. Based on the results obtained and a guidelines review of those Asian countries that had promptly managed the current pandemic, the following safety protocol was developed.