Reflections from London's Level-1 Major Trauma Centres during the COVID crisis.

Tahmassebi, Ramon; Bates, Peter; Trompeter, Alex; Bhattacharya, Rajarshi; El-Daly, Ibraheim; Jeyaseelan, Lucky; Pearse, Michael

Tahmassebi, Ramon; Bates, Peter; Trompeter, Alex; Bhattacharya, Rajarshi; El-Daly, Ibraheim; Jeyaseelan, Lucky; Pearse, Michael.

Tahmassebi R; King's College Hospital London NHS Trust, London, UK. rtahmassebi@nhs.net.
Bates P; Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Trompeter A; St. George's Hospital London NHS Trust, London, UK.
Bhattacharya R; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
El-Daly I; King's College Hospital London NHS Trust, London, UK.
Jeyaseelan L; Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Pearse M; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol ; 30(6): 951-954, 2020 Aug.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-615373

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Emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic changes in global healthcare provision. Resources were redirected across all healthcare sectors to support the treatment of viral pneumonia with resultant effects on other essential services. We describe the impact of this on the provision of major trauma care in a major capital city.

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Coronavirus Infections; Health Care Rationing; Hospital Restructuring/methods; Infection Control; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Trauma Centers; Wounds and Injuries; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Change Management; Civil Defense/trends; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections/therapy; Critical Pathways/trends; Efficiency, Organizational; Health Care Rationing/organization & administration; Health Care Rationing/trends; Humans; Infection Control/methods; Infection Control/organization & administration; London/epidemiology; Musculoskeletal Diseases/epidemiology; Musculoskeletal Diseases/therapy; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy; SARS-CoV-2; Social Environment; Trauma Centers/organization & administration; Trauma Centers/statistics & numerical data; Wounds and Injuries/epidemiology; Wounds and Injuries/therapy

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Covid-19; London; Major Trauma Centre

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Trauma Centers / Wounds and Injuries / Health Care Rationing / Infection Control / Musculoskeletal Diseases / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Hospital Restructuring Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S00590-020-02724-0

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