Restructuring the surgical service during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience from a tertiary institution in Singapore

Am J Surg. 2020 Sep;220(3):553-555. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.05.021. Epub 2020 May 15.

Authors

Tze-Yi Low¹, Mikael Hartman^{1

2

3}, Corissa Yi Juan Chee^{1

2}, Bhuvaneshwari Mohankumar⁴, Sophia Bee Leng Ang⁵, Moe Thu San², Asim Shabbir^{1

6}, Krishnakumar Madhavan^{1

2}, Jimmy Bok Yan So^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
² Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
³ Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
⁴ Department of Medical Affairs, National University Hospital, Singapore.
⁵ Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital, Singapore.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore.

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
General Surgery / organization & administration*
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
SARS-CoV-2
Singapore / epidemiology
Surgical Procedures, Operative / standards*
Tertiary Care Centers*