Availability of COVID-19 Information from National and International Hand Surgery Society Websites

Al-Benna, Sammy; Gohritz, Andreas

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1718864

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“…According to his study Royal College of paediatric and child health also raised concern on this issue because children might face harm due to delayed presentation to an emergency department. Al-Benna et al 7 conducted research work on the availability of COVID-19 information and burn epidemiology from different national and international burn societies and websites during the recent pandemic and found it missing in the vast majority. Mason et al 8 also studied the epidemiology of burn among the hospitalized patients and reported a decrease in mortality but an increase in the frequency of burn patients during the pre COVID period.…”

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Comparison of PRE and POST COVID-19 Pandemic burn statistics: Initial experience from Rawalian Burn Center, Holy Family Hospital, RMU, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Rashid¹

2021

JRMC

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Objectives: To determine the change in the trend of burn patient epidemiology after the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of frequency of burn injury and mortality rate.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at Rawalian burn center, Plastic Surgery Department, Holy Family Hospital RMU Rawalpindi from 1st March to 31st July over a period of 05 months. All burn patients reporting to the Rawalian burn center during the specified period were included in this study by consecutive sampling. Patients were mainly admitted from emergency and some from OPD following the standard admission, inclusion, and exclusion criteriaResults: Mean age of patients in the pre-COVID (Control) period March to July 2019 was 28.84 years with an SD of ±3.73. There were 63% females and 37% males. The total burn surface area range was 8-65% during this period. Whereas in the post-COVID period, March to July 2020 mean age of patients was 29.13 years with an SD of ±4.06. There were 60% females and 40% males. Whereas the total burn surface area range was 10-61% during this period. Frequency per month of burn injury progressively reduced to 58 patients and mortality rate to 1 in July 2020 (post-COVID period). The overall frequency of burn injury (n) during the control period was 367 patients whereas in the post-COVID period is reduced to 326 patients. So there was an 11.17% reduction as compared to the control period. A Chi-square test was applied and was found significant.Conclusion: Based on the current study it can be concluded that there is a progressive fall in frequency of burn injury and mortality rate during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as compared to the PRE-COVID period however further studies are needed to explore the cause of this falling trend.

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Comparison of PRE and POST COVID-19 Pandemic burn statistics: Initial experience from Rawalian Burn Center, Holy Family Hospital, RMU, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Rashid¹

2021

JRMC

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“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded ribonucleic acid β-coronavirus [1]. SARS-CoV-2 causes the disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) [1][2][3]. It was first identified in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread to become a worldwide pandemic and public health emergency [1][2][3].…”

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“…SARS-CoV-2 causes the disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) [1][2][3]. It was first identified in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread to become a worldwide pandemic and public health emergency [1][2][3]. As of 15 October 2020, a total of 38,789,613 accumulated cases and 1,097,567 deaths are reported worldwide, with an overall mortality rate of about 1% [3].…”

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“…It was first identified in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread to become a worldwide pandemic and public health emergency [1][2][3]. As of 15 October 2020, a total of 38,789,613 accumulated cases and 1,097,567 deaths are reported worldwide, with an overall mortality rate of about 1% [3]. With this evolving pathology, the fast developing evidence base must be constantly integrated into the present understanding of the disease [4][5][6].…”

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 gene expression in human male urological tissues: implications for pathogenesis and virus transmission pathways

Al-Benna

2021

Afr J Urol

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Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection occurs through binding and internalization of the viral spike protein to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor on the host cell membrane. Pathological changes are caused by damage and failure of vital organs that express high levels of ACE2, including the lungs, the heart and the kidneys. The aim of this study was to investigate ACE2 gene expression in the human male urogenital tract using a public database. Methods A search of transcriptomic datasets from a database to investigate ACE2 gene expression in human urogenital tract tissue. Results The gene expression profile demonstrated that ACE2 gene expression was higher in human kidney cortex and testis than human lung tissue. The gene expression profile demonstrated that ACE2 gene expression in the human bladder and prostate was comparable to human lung tissue. Conclusions Male urogenital tissues are directly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection through the expression of ACE2. Moreover, the SARS-Cov-2/ACE2 interaction may disturb the male genital and reproductive functions.

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“…Some developing countries, due to their socioeconomic differences with developed countries, have shown fewer efforts in prevention, treatment, and managing the CO-VID-19 pandemic [31]. Most nonemergency operations, such as aesthetic surgeries, may be postponed for more feasible periods [32]. Other types of surgeries, like obstetrics and gynecological surgeries, like ovarian problems, may not be delayed, and their guidelines and surgical precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic have been prepared [33].…”

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Elective Surgery Guidelines During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Current Literature Review

Shemshadi

Layeghi

Khorasani

2021

HDQ

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Background: The primary purpose of this literature review is to investigate different views of elective surgery management during the COVID-19 pandemic. In other words, the guidelines about diseases prevention and their proper management during performing elective surgeries have been reviewed. Materials and Methods: Current articles related to COVID-19 and practicing elective surgeries in different remarkable EndNote X8 database journals in 2020 were retrieved. All articles referring to COVID-19 precaution rules in implementing elective surgeries were integrated into the article’s main goals. Results: All reviews showed alarming guideline steps that should be taken for validated preventing and managing elective surgeries practiced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emphasizing qualified elective surgery protocols were quoted in many articles to do elective surgeries with successful results. Conclusion: Taking effective and evidence-based steps in patients` selection, precautions, and hospitals` safety cares result in protective surgical results. Elective surgeries should be practiced in highly-equipped hospitals with extraordinary quarantine measures during a COVID-19 pandemic. Safety measures are the primary goal for patients, staff, surgeons, and other health providers before surgeons get involved with any elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Questions of how different elective surgical operations are planned during the COVID-19 pandemic are essential controversies. As no clear answers are found to questions of how elective surgeries can be practiced during a COVID-19 pandemic, specific rules issued by the world’s most authentic surgical associations have been adopted by surgeons to operate elective surgeries.

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Availability of COVID-19 Information from National and International Hand Surgery Society Websites

Cited by 6 publications

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Comparison of PRE and POST COVID-19 Pandemic burn statistics: Initial experience from Rawalian Burn Center, Holy Family Hospital, RMU, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Comparison of PRE and POST COVID-19 Pandemic burn statistics: Initial experience from Rawalian Burn Center, Holy Family Hospital, RMU, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 gene expression in human male urological tissues: implications for pathogenesis and virus transmission pathways

Elective Surgery Guidelines During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Current Literature Review

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