VOLUME 54 , ISSUE 3 ( July-September, 2020 ) > List of Articles
Deepak Kumar, Himanshu Bhayana
Citation Information : Kumar D, Bhayana H. Dilemmas in COVID-19 Crisis: Have Responsibilities of Orthopedic Surgeons Clearly Defined?. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2020; 54 (3):86-87.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10028-1405
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Published Online: 31-03-2021
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2020; The Author(s).
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has come up as most difficult problem as of today faced by whole world especially by the medical community. All kinds of measures are being done by various governments and health officials to deal with this present pandemic. Intensivists, physicians, and anesthetists have defined role in primary and ICU care. Although the orthopedic community is not involved in first-line management of COVID-19-infected patients, we have equal responsibility to provide emergency care to all trauma patients and various other orthopedic emergencies. While delivering services, it is essential to restrict the consumption of various resources. It is our collective responsibility to prevent the spread of infection among healthcare workers and patients. Lockdown implemented by various governments has impacted the global economy, which in turn resulted in reduction of purchasing power of patients, so we may have to choose more cost-effective implants and curtail the number of investigations. While performing operations, certain procedures like using diathermy and saw blade generate aerosols. So, it is our responsibility to understand these procedures and to make use of them only when absolutely essential. We may experience second wave of cases later this year. Relaxation of lockdown may not mean relaxation from the virus.