Restructuring ENT out-patient services during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic – an iterative approach

• Published in: Journal of laryngology and otology Vol. 134; no. 8; pp. 670 - 679
• Main Authors: Halliwell-Ewen, M, Atkin, B, Huins, C T, Dalton, C L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.08.2020
• Subjects: Aerosols; Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification; Body Fluids - virology; Clinics; Coronaviridae; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - transmission; Coronavirus Infections - virology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Data collection; Disease control; Disease transmission; Hospital Restructuring - organization & administration; Humans; Incidence; Infections; Influenza; Main; Main Articles; Medical personnel; National Health Programs - organization & administration; Nursing; Otolaryngology - standards; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data; Outpatients - statistics & numerical data; Pandemics; Personal protective equipment; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - transmission; Pneumonia, Viral - virology; Prospective Studies; Quality Improvement; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social distancing; Surgery; Surveys and Questionnaires; United Kingdom - epidemiology; Working groups; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK; Otolaryngology; Coronavirus; Outpatients; Pandemics; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures

Coronavirus disease 2019 has demanded enormous adjustments to National Health Service provisions. Non-urgent out-patient work was initially postponed or performed virtually, but is now being re-established. In ENT surgery, aerosol-generating procedures pose a particular challenge in out-patient sett...