Change in practice due to COVID-19 - Early experiences of a United Kingdom district general hospital in trauma & orthopaedics.
COVID
Orthopaedics
Response
Journal
Journal of orthopaedics
ISSN: 0972-978X
Titre abrégé: J Orthop
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101233220
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
30
04
2020
revised:
01
06
2020
accepted:
03
06
2020
entrez:
23
6
2020
pubmed:
23
6
2020
medline:
23
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
COVID-19 is a significant worldwide challenge to many healthcare systems. In Trauma and Orthopaedics, there has been a significant change in the workload but departments have been compelled to change their practice in order to match the demand, as well as respond to the escalating situation of COVID. Some guidance is available on these changes from bodies such as the National Health Service (NHS), Public Health England and the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA). We have implemented certain changes in our university district general hospital trauma and orthopaedic department with regard to staff roles, outpatient and inpatient care and operative protocols. We aim to present some of these changes and their effects on patient care in an attempt to share these with colleagues who may face similar pressures and make some recommendations to help others prepare for a possible second wave of COVID-19.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32565644
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2020.06.004
pii: S0972-978X(20)30210-5
pmc: PMC7274983
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
288-290Informations de copyright
© 2020 Professor P K Surendran Memorial Education Foundation. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None to Declare.
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