Managing hand and reconstructive microsurgery service during COVID-19 pandemic: Singapore experience

• Published in: Postgraduate medical journal Vol. 96; no. 1137; pp. 379 - 383
• Main Authors: Omar, Usama Farghaly, Pei Yein, Tong, Rajaratnam, Vaikunthan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus - pathogenicity; Clinical Audit; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; COVID-19; Elective Surgical Procedures - methods; Hand Injuries - surgery; Humans; Infection Control - organization & administration; Microsurgery; Pandemics - prevention & control; Patient Safety; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality Improvement Report; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Singapore - epidemiology; Singapore; hand & wrist; plastic & reconstructive surgery; infection control; limb reconstruction; respiratory infections; infectious diseases

Managing healthcare service during pandemics and outbreaks is a challenging process. The aim is to keep patient safety as the priority, besides, continuing to provide essential healthcare services. Situational audit was performed for the services rendered before and during COVID-19 pandemic and the...