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Resumption of respiratory outpatient services in the COVID-19 era: Experience from Southern Italy

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COVID-19 pandemic turned the entire health-care system organization upside-down, suspending elective activities and outpatient services. In Italy, we are entering a second phase of the pandemic and several strategies have been developed to “re-open” the country, some businesses, and also health care outpatient activities. This manuscript describes the experience of a Southern Italy Respiratory Unit for safely resuming outpatient respiratory services and preventing COVID-19 transmission.

Key Words

Novel coronavirus 2019
Pulmonary function test
Outpatient clinic
Safety
Abbreviations: COVID-19
coronavirus disease 2019
WHO
World Health Organization
HCWs
health-care workers
PFTs
pulmonary function tests
PPE
personal protective equipment

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