The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Practice of Hand Surgery in Singapore.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 32387156.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.04.023 and PMC identifier 7188642.
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is rapidly evolving. Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the National Centre for Infectious Disease see the majority of confirmed and suspected cases in Singapore. This article describes the impact of COVID-19 on the practice of hand and reconstructive microsurgery (HRM) in our institution. It details our department's response as the situation escalated and the impact on the HRM elective and emergency workload, including the use of personal protective equipment on the surgical practice of HRM, as well as the effects of the condition on social and academic life.
Medical subject headings
- Coronavirus Infections
- Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Elective Surgical Procedures
- Hand
- Pandemics
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
Anatomy
- hand