Open AccessRhinosurgery during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: International Consensus Conference Statement on Preliminary Perioperative Safety Measures
Author(s) -
Martin Haug,
Garyfalia Lekakis,
Mario Bussi,
Nazım Çerkeş,
Jay G. Calvert,
Charles East,
Olivier Gerbault,
Wolfgang Gubisch,
Werner J. Heppt,
Haldun Onuralp Kamburoğlu,
Sam P. Most,
Carlo M. Oranges,
J Vavrina,
Rod J. Rohrich,
Enrico Robotti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery/psef cd journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.841
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1076-5751
pISSN - 0032-1052
DOI - 10.1097/prs.0000000000007868
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , patient safety , pandemic , perioperative , panel discussion , medical emergency , family medicine , medical education , surgery , health care , disease , law , advertising , pathology , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , business
The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has widely affected rhinosurgery, given the high risk of contagion and the elective nature of the aesthetic procedure, generating many questions on how to ensure safety. The Science and Research Committee of the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe aimed at preparing consensus recommendations on safe rhinosurgery in general during the COVID-19 pandemic by appointing an international panel of experts also including delegates of The Rhinoplasty Society.