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Perioperative challenges in managing a patient with COVID-19 undergoing debridement for massive scalp myiasis

A young man presented to our centre needing an urgent debridement of his postcraniotomy wound due to massive myiasis during the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2020. Prior to the surgery, his nasopharyngeal swab real-time PCR test result was unknown. One day later, it returned as SARS-CoV-2 positive. A...

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Main Authors: Lo, Shiu Yin, Teah, Ming Kai, Ho, Yan Zheng, Yeap, Boon Tat
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021
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R Medicine (General)
RB Pathology
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/1/Perioperative%20challenges%20in%20managing%20a%20patient%20with%20COVID-19%20undergoing%20debridement%20for%20massive%20scalp%20myiasis%20ABSTRACT.pdf
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spelling my.ums.eprints.273142021-06-18T06:18:27Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/ Perioperative challenges in managing a patient with COVID-19 undergoing debridement for massive scalp myiasis Lo, Shiu Yin Teah, Ming Kai Ho, Yan Zheng Yeap, Boon Tat R Medicine (General) RB Pathology A young man presented to our centre needing an urgent debridement of his postcraniotomy wound due to massive myiasis during the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2020. Prior to the surgery, his nasopharyngeal swab real-time PCR test result was unknown. One day later, it returned as SARS-CoV-2 positive. All healthcare workers who were involved in the patient management avoided cross infection as they wore appropriate personal protective equipment. This article depicts the importance of adequate preparations when handling potentially infectious patients and the perioperative issues associated with it. BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/1/Perioperative%20challenges%20in%20managing%20a%20patient%20with%20COVID-19%20undergoing%20debridement%20for%20massive%20scalp%20myiasis%20ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/2/Perioperative%20challenges%20in%20managing%20a%20patient%20with%20COVID-19%20undergoing%20debridement%20for%20massive%20scalp%20myiasis%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf Lo, Shiu Yin and Teah, Ming Kai and Ho, Yan Zheng and Yeap, Boon Tat (2021) Perioperative challenges in managing a patient with COVID-19 undergoing debridement for massive scalp myiasis. BMJ Case Reports, 14 (2). pp. 1-3. ISSN 1757-790X https://casereports.bmj.com/content/bmjcr/14/2/e241189.full.pdf 10.1136/bcr-2020-241189
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topic R Medicine (General)
RB Pathology
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RB Pathology
Lo, Shiu Yin
Teah, Ming Kai
Ho, Yan Zheng
Yeap, Boon Tat
Perioperative challenges in managing a patient with COVID-19 undergoing debridement for massive scalp myiasis
description A young man presented to our centre needing an urgent debridement of his postcraniotomy wound due to massive myiasis during the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2020. Prior to the surgery, his nasopharyngeal swab real-time PCR test result was unknown. One day later, it returned as SARS-CoV-2 positive. All healthcare workers who were involved in the patient management avoided cross infection as they wore appropriate personal protective equipment. This article depicts the importance of adequate preparations when handling potentially infectious patients and the perioperative issues associated with it.
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author Lo, Shiu Yin
Teah, Ming Kai
Ho, Yan Zheng
Yeap, Boon Tat
author_facet Lo, Shiu Yin
Teah, Ming Kai
Ho, Yan Zheng
Yeap, Boon Tat
author_sort Lo, Shiu Yin
title Perioperative challenges in managing a patient with COVID-19 undergoing debridement for massive scalp myiasis
title_short Perioperative challenges in managing a patient with COVID-19 undergoing debridement for massive scalp myiasis
title_full Perioperative challenges in managing a patient with COVID-19 undergoing debridement for massive scalp myiasis
title_fullStr Perioperative challenges in managing a patient with COVID-19 undergoing debridement for massive scalp myiasis
title_full_unstemmed Perioperative challenges in managing a patient with COVID-19 undergoing debridement for massive scalp myiasis
title_sort perioperative challenges in managing a patient with covid-19 undergoing debridement for massive scalp myiasis
publisher BMJ Publishing Group Limited
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/1/Perioperative%20challenges%20in%20managing%20a%20patient%20with%20COVID-19%20undergoing%20debridement%20for%20massive%20scalp%20myiasis%20ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/2/Perioperative%20challenges%20in%20managing%20a%20patient%20with%20COVID-19%20undergoing%20debridement%20for%20massive%20scalp%20myiasis%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/
https://casereports.bmj.com/content/bmjcr/14/2/e241189.full.pdf
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