Impact of COVID-19 on Cleft Surgical Care

Ferry, Andrew M.; Beh, Han Zhuang; Dibbs, Rami P.; Davies, Lesley; Xue, Amy S.; Dempsey, Robert F.; Olorunnipa, Shola; Maricevich, Renata S.; Monson, Laura A.; Rodgers, Anika; Wirthlin, John O.; Hollier, Larry H.; Buchanan, Edward P.

doi:10.1177/2732501621996009

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“…The COVID-19 Lockdown enforced in Lagos as a response to the COVID-19 Pandemic reduced significantly the number of cleft care services during the period of the study ( P = .001) similar to the findings from other studies. 30,33 Since the successes of some of the cleft care services for example cleft palate repair, orthodontic interventions, and speech therapy depends on timely intervention to maximize their benefits, there is the need to provide an alternative that will ensure cleft care progresses uninterrupted with no risk of COVID-19 transmission. Telepractice have been advocated as an alternative to the traditional face to face contact to administering speech therapy and orthodontic intervention.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cleft Care Services at a Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria

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James

Adamson

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Background: This study assessed the impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on cleft care services at a Nigerian tertiary health facility and the adaptations made during and after the population quarantine period. Methodology: A prospective and retrospective survey of all patients with orofacial cleft who had cleft surgeries, orthodontic interventions, and speech therapy in isolation or any of the combination was carried out. The survey period was divided into pre-COVID-19 lockdown period, the COVID-19 lockdown period, and the post-COVID-19 lockdown period with each of the periods spanning 4 months. The data which include: number of cleft clinic attendance, number of cleft surgical procedures, orthodontic interventions, and speech therapy session were retrieved from patients’ case records in the cleft and orthodontic clinics. The data was also reported for each period and represented as numbers and percentages. The trend of cleft services was plotted as line graphs and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cleft care services is said to be significant when P value is <.005. Result: During the COVID-19 Lockdown period, there was a 66% drop in level of cleft clinic attendance, 78% drop in cleft surgeries, 78% drop in Orthodontic interventions, and a 58% drop in the number of Speech Therapy sessions. After the Lockdown period, the clinic attendance increased by a 190%, cleft surgeries rose by more than 10-fold, and the orthodontic interventions increased 10-fold. The speech therapy sessions dwindled further by 6% during the post-COVID-19 Lockdown period. The drop in cleft care service during the study period was significant ( P = .001). The post Lockdown surge in cleft care services was also statistically significant ( P = .001). Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered the volume of cleft care services but also with a significant rebound post-lockdown period.

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cleft Care Services at a Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria

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James

Adamson

et al. 2021

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“…Progressive increases in surgical procedure volume gave perioperative leaders time to collect feedback from each surgical service and to adjust surgical block allocation so that each service could effectively schedule procedures. As a result, many of our service lines (eg, plastic surgery, otolaryngology) were able to ensure that care was provided in a timely manner despite the disruptive forces of the pandemic 7 …”

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“…Fastidious management and strategic decision making are key to an institution’s success because of the considerable amount of overhead associated with running surgical suites 3‐5 . The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has profoundly disrupted the operations of health care facilities worldwide since its emergence from Wuhan, China, in December 2019 6‐8 . Perioperative leaders have been forced to reimagine their institutions’ procedural operations to address substantial reductions in surgical volume and to ensure health care is provided in a manner that keeps patients, health care workers, and their families safe 9‐11 …”

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Operational Effect of COVID‐19 on Surgical Care at a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital

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Dibbs²,

Ward³

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The detrimental effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic have profoundly disrupted surgical care at health care facilities worldwide. At our tertiary pediatric hospital, we made substantial adjustments to surgical suite utilization and staff member scheduling to account for reductions in surgical volume, increased demand for staff members in other sectors of the hospital, and the highly infectious properties of the virus. Perioperative leaders took advantage of the pandemic’s disruption to clinical activities to design and implement a new procedure‐scheduling process to rectify the inefficiencies that had accumulated as the previous system evolved. The implementation of said directives was largely facilitated by establishing communication with all involved parties for their input and feedback throughout the process. Although COVID‐19 has had varying effects on procedural operations across pediatric health care facilities, we believe our institutional response to the disruptive forces of COVID‐19 is of benefit to pediatric hospitals worldwide.

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“…For many craniomaxillofacial surgeons, their practices continued to play a critical role given the significant amount of trauma and cancer surgery that they provide. [49][50][51][52]…”

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American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons: The Last 25 Years and the Next 25 Years

Lin

2022

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Professional organizations, like most complex human entities in the world including companies and countries, undergo periodic changes. Sometimes, these changes happen in years, while others may take decades or more. This year is the 75th anniversary of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS), a society born of necessity after World War II, even though its inception goes further back several decades. This brief article commemorates this important landmark and summarizes some key events of the last 25 years from 1997 to 2022, as others have nicely summarized the earlier periods. In addition to changes in clinical, research, and education in the context of craniofacial surgery, the review also examines from the national and global perspectives within which exists ASMS. These historical comparisons allow for appreciation of changes and, more importantly, permits the educated forecast of the future. It is our hope that from the lessons learned from the past will emerge a brighter, better tomorrow.

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Impact of COVID-19 on Cleft Surgical Care

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cleft Care Services at a Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cleft Care Services at a Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria

Operational Effect of COVID‐19 on Surgical Care at a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital

American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons: The Last 25 Years and the Next 25 Years

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