id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-330676-urr9oqfc Keny, Dr Swapnil Emergency and Urgent Orthopaedic Surgeries in non covid patients during the COVID 19 pandemic: Perspective from India 2020-05-12 .txt text/plain 2211 119 49 This case series describes our experience of the first 18 emergency and urgent surgeries performed at a tertiary care institute in India during the COVID 19 pandemic following the protocols set up by our centre as per government guidelines and International recommendations. Between March 20th 2020 and April 30th 2020, over a span of 40 days, 18 Emergency and Urgent Orthopaedic Surgeries were performed on non COVID patients by four surgeons at our centre in the city of Mumbai , in India as per protocols set up at our institution. Once the preliminary thermal screening for Pyrexia and symptoms of COVID 19 was performed, the patients were directed to 3 different containment zones in the ER All Emergency surgeries were performed by personnel from the surgical team, the anesthesia team and the medical support staff wearing PPE's. ./cache/cord-330676-urr9oqfc.txt ./txt/cord-330676-urr9oqfc.txt