Prioritizing Cleft/Craniofacial Surgical Care after the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is anticipated that in due course the burden of emergency care due to COVID-19 infected patients will reduce sufficiently to permit elective surgical procedures to recommence. Prioritizing cleft/craniofacial surgery in the already overloaded medical system will then become an issue. The European Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, together with the European Cleft and Craniofacial Initiative for Equality in Care, performed a brief survey to capture a current snapshot during a rapidly evolving pandemic.

Methods

A questionnaire was sent to the 2242 participants who attended 1 of 3 recent international cleft/craniofacial meetings.

Results

The respondents indicated that children with Robin sequence who were not responding to nonsurgical options should be t

SUBMITTER: Breugem C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7544383 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature