Emergency orthopaedic surgery in the pandemic era: A case series at Cipto Mangunkusumo national tertiary hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Highlights There are yet any evidence regarding the effects of carrying out an emergency surgery on increasing the risk of COVID-19 spread and benefits delaying emergency surgery. Emergency orthopaedic surgery was not associated with increased COVID-19 cases. We suggest performing PCR-RT swab examination for etiological diagnosis in pre-operative settings in future studies.