Modifications to Hepatopancreatobiliary surgical services during COVID-19 partial lockdown in a hospital in northern Malaysia.

Autor:	Hassan R; Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Department of Surgery, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. mohdrazeen@live.com., Nijhar JS; Gleneagles Hospital, Penang, Malaysia., Leow VM; Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Department of Surgery, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia., Manisekar S; Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Department of Surgery, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Medical journal of Malaysia [Med J Malaysia] 2021 Sep; Vol. 76 (5), pp. 714-717.
Abstrakt:	Maintaining hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) services during the initial phase of a pandemic in a state referral hospital for COVID-19 presents a few challenges, especially when a nationwide, government-issued partial lockdown is in enforcement. We describe the adaptations to our practice to maintain the services whilst ensuring safety of patients and staff, by postponing non-urgent clinic cases, grouping our staff to two mutually exclusive teams that work on alternate shifts and selecting HPB operative cases according to the modified Risk Urgency Decision Matrix.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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