Covid-19 orthopedic trauma patients characteristics and management during the first pandemic period: report from a single institution in Italy.

Purpose: COVID-19 disease is a declared pandemic, affecting all aspects of healthcare, including orthopedics. The aim of this study is to describe the COVID-19 orthopedic trauma patients characteristics and management in a dedicated Orthopedic and Traumatology Hospital in Italy during the first pandemic period.

Material And Methods: A cohort of 25 consecutive patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection were retrospectively analyzed.

[Orthopaedic one day surgery: anaesthesiologic techniques used and intra- and postoperative complications].

Objective: Optimize patient management in one day surgery (ODS) by an observative study regarding one day orthopaedic surgery, assessing kind and quantity of intra- and postoperative complications, need for prolonged postoperative assistance postponing discharge, recovery in other hospitals, patients satisfaction index.

Methods: From september 1999 until december 2000 we distributed a questionnaire 1286 consecutive patients. The patients were ASA I (80,7%), ASA II (17%) and ASA III (2,3%).