The early response of plastic and reconstructive surgery services to the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: The World Health Organisation characterised the spread of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) as a pandemic in March 2020, signalling medical governance and professional organisations worldwide to make urgent changes in their service. We have performed a systematic review of the literature to identify all published literature on plastic surgery and COVID-19, in an effort to summarise the evidence for future reference. Our search identified 1207 articles from electronic databases and 17 from manual search, out of which 20 were included in the final data synthesis. Out of the included studies, most originated from the United States (n = 12), five from Europe, two from China and one from Australia. Strategies described to limit the spread and impact of the virus could be divided into nine disti

SUBMITTER: Boyce L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7476439 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature