1.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
; 74(3): 644-710, 2021 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-893649
Subject(s)
COVID-19 , Critical Pathways/trends , Enhanced Recovery After Surgery , Mammaplasty , Microsurgery , Perioperative Care , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/prevention & control , Female , Health Care Surveys , Humans , Infection Control/methods , Mammaplasty/methods , Mammaplasty/statistics & numerical data , Microsurgery/methods , Microsurgery/statistics & numerical data , Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Perioperative Care/methods , Perioperative Care/trends , SARS-CoV-2 , United Kingdom/epidemiology
2.
J Hand Surg Am
; 45(6): 536-541, 2020 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-141759
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.