The Preventive and Control Recommendations on Patient With Cleft Lip and Palate During COVID-19 Pandemic in Shanghai

J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Mar-Apr;32(2):e223-e226. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007067.

Abstract

As Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been gradually controlled domestically, various industries began to resume production in an orderly way. Attention should be paid to the disease and population characteristics of patients with cleft lip with/without palate during diagnosis and treatment. This article summarized and provided prevention and control recommendations on management strategies during hospitalization and protective measures of patients and healthcare workers, hoping to minimize the spread of disease and create a relatively safe environment for medical work.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • China / epidemiology
  • Cleft Lip* / epidemiology
  • Cleft Palate* / epidemiology
  • Cleft Palate* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • SARS-CoV-2