Creating a COVID-resilient future for surgery

Preoperative cocooning, testing and cohorting of elective surgical patients with the highest standards of infection prevention and control must become standard. Health systems that previously prioritized bed allocation based on emergency department waiting times must now pivot to ensure ring‐fenced...

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Published in:British Journal of Surgery 2020-09, Vol.107 (10), p.e360-e360
Main Author: McNamara, D A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correspondence
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Delivery of Health Care
Efficiency, Organizational
Humans
Infection Control
Pandemics
Surgery Department, Hospital
Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Summary:Preoperative cocooning, testing and cohorting of elective surgical patients with the highest standards of infection prevention and control must become standard. Health systems that previously prioritized bed allocation based on emergency department waiting times must now pivot to ensure ring‐fenced surgical beds, if scheduled care is to resume. Surgeons need reliable data, good communication and certainty that health service managers are ensuring access to the personal protective equipment that is essential for our continued practice.
ISSN:0007-1323
1365-2168
DOI:10.1002/bjs.11791