Pandemic planning and its relevance to surgeons

This article will briefly discuss pandemic planning and it's relevance to surgeons. It will cover principally the UK response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) although will compare and contrast other diseases, and reference more general principles of major incident planning. Areas that individual surgeons and departments can, and should, influence are discussed.
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Surgery for major incidents Source Type: research