Reintroduction of elective paediatric otolaryngology procedures in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
S. Afr. med. j. (Online)
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110(7): 601-604, 2020.
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| ID: biblio-1271267
RESUMO
Cancelling elective clinical consultations and surgical procedures was instrumental in assisting hospitals prepare for the COVID-19 crisis. Essential bed space was made available, and it allowed mobilisation of health workers and enforced social distancing. A shift in patient-centred ethics to public health ethics was required to provide a utilitarian approach to the crisis. However, at some point, clinicians need to start becoming patient centred again, and this needs to happen within the utilitarian framework. Children only account for 1 - 5% of confirmed COVID-19 cases, and they present with a much milder disease spectrum than adults. Consequently, paediatric units may be at the forefront of implementing reintroduction of patient-centred elective clinical and surgical procedures. The following recommendations provide a framework to do this in a way that minimises risk to patients and clinicians. They are the first paediatric guidelines in the literature to propose a strategy to reintroduce elective surgical procedures
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AIM (África)
Asunto principal:
Sudáfrica
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Otorrinolaringológicos
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Electivos
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Pandemias
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Guía de Práctica Clínica
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
S. Afr. med. j. (Online)
Año:
2020
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