Experience from a Singapore tertiary hospital with restructuring a vascular surgery practice in response to national and institutional policies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Singapore was one of the first countries to be affected by COVID-19, with the index patient diagnosed on 23 January 2020. For two weeks in February, we had the highest number of COVID-19 cases behind China. In this article, we summarize the key national and institutional policies that were implemented in response to COVID-19. We also describe in detail, with relevant data, how our vascular surgery practice has changed due to these policies and COVID-19. We show that with a segregated team model, the vascular surgery unit can still function whilst reducing risk of cross-contamination.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - May 22, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Jun Jie Ng, Tiffany R.X. Gan, Jen Yong Niam, Raj K. Menon, Pei Ho, Rajesh B. Dharmaraj, Julian C.L. Wong, Andrew M.T.L. Choong Source Type: research