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DOI: 10.1055/a-1175-4169
EASAPS/ESPRAS Considerations in getting back to work in Plastic Surgery with the COVID-19 Pandemic – A European point of view
EASAPS/ESPRAS-Überlegungen zur Rückkehr in den plastisch-chirurgischen Alltag während der COVID-19-Pandemie – eine europäische Sichtweise Funding: This publication received no financial support or funding.
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to summarize the results of a consensus process and a European webinar of the two societies, European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Surgery (EASAPS) and the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Societies (ESPRAS) on what is considered safe practice based on the scientific knowledge we have today. This review of the current situations gives considerations which have to be taken into account when getting back to work in plastic surgery with COVID-19 in Europe. At all times, one should be familiar the local and regional infection rates in the community, with particular emphasis on the emergence of second and third waves of the pandemic. Due to the fast-evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic the recommendations aim to be rather considerations than fixed guidelines and might need to be revised in near future.
Zusammenfassung
Ziel der vorliegenden Übersichtsarbeit ist es, aktuelle Überlegungen und Ergebnisse eines Webinars der European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Surgery (EASAPS) und der European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Societies (ESPRAS) zur aktuellen COVID-19-Pandemie und der Wiederaufnahme der chirurgischen Tätigkeit für plastische Chirurgen zu geben. Zu jeder Zeit sollte man die lokalen und regionalen Infektionsraten kennen, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf der Entstehung der zweiten und dritten Welle der Pandemie liegt. Aufgrund des sich schnell entwickelnden Charakters der COVID-19-Pandemie gibt die vorliegende Übersichtsarbeit Empfehlungen statt fester Richtlinien, welche möglicherweise in naher Zukunft überarbeitet werden müssen.
Publication History
Received: 04 May 2020
Accepted: 11 May 2020
Article published online:
18 May 2020
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Stuttgart · New York
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