COVID-19 response by New Zealand general surgical departments in tertiary metropolitan hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worldwide, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has significantly challenged the delivery of healthcare. New Zealand (NZ) faced similar potential challenges despite being geographically isolated. Given the rapid change in the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals in NZ were tasked with formulating their own COVID-19 responses based on the Ministry of Health's (MoH) recommendations.

Methods

This paper evaluates how six metropolitan general surgical departments in NZ had responded to COVID-19 in terms of changes made to rosters, theatres, clinics, acute admissions as well as additional measures taken to reduce the risk of staff exposure. It also explores how NZ fared in comparison with international guidelines and recommendations. Data from each centre were provided by an app

SUBMITTER: Toh KHQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8420382 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature