ArticleJournal of vascular surgery2020
Experience from a Singapore tertiary hospital with restructuring of a vascular surgery practice in response to national and institutional policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Assessment of health equity consideration in masking/PPE policies to contain COVID-19 using PROGRESS-plus framework: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
- Vascular Surgery Practice Guidelines during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Setting of High Work Volume Against Limited Resources: Perspective of a Developing Country.Annals of vascular surgery · 2021Guideline
- The impact of the first and the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on vascular surgery practice in the leading regional center: a comparative, retrospective study.European journal of medical research · 2024Article
- Editor's Choice - Outcomes of Surgery for Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom: A Population Based Study.European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery · 2023Article
- Organizational arrangements as a key to enhancing innovativeness and efficiency - analysis of a restructuring hospital in Finland.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Treating Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease and Acute Limb Ischemia During a COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020.Annals of vascular surgery · 2022Article
- Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Vascular Surgery at a Tertiary University "Hub" Hospital of Italy.Annals of vascular surgery · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on the surgical profile of vascular surgery patients at a tertiary hospital in Curitiba, Brazil.Jornal vascular brasileiro · 2022Article
- A scoping review on the changes in vascular surgical practice during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.Seminars in vascular surgery · 2021Article
- One Year on: An Overview of Singapore's Response to COVID-19-What We Did, How We Fared, How We Can Move Forward.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Regional Survey in Lombardy, Northern Italy, on Vascular Surgery Intervention Outcomes During The COVID-19 Pandemic.European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery · 2021Observational
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Abstract
Singapore was one of the first countries to be affected by COVID-19, with the index patient diagnosed on January 23, 2020. For 2 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 because of these policies and COVID-19. We show that with a segregated team model, the vascular surgery unit can still function while reducing risk of cross-contamination. We explain the various strategies adopted to reduce outpatient and inpatient volume. We provide a detailed breakdown of the type of vascular surgical cases that were performed during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare it with preceding months. We discuss our operating room and personal protective equipment protocols in managing a COVID-19 patient and share how we continue surgical training amid the pandemic. We also discuss the challenges we might face in the future as COVID-19 regresses.
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