Open AccessResuming elective surgeries in Corona pandemic from the perspective of a developing country
Author(s) -
Yogesh Kumar Sarin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pediatric and adolescent surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-6496
pISSN - 2708-6488
DOI - 10.46831/jpas.v1i1.27
Subject(s) - elective surgery , pandemic , covid-19 , health care , medical emergency , medicine , developing country , population , business , surgery , economic growth , environmental health , economics , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare facilities have entered into a “crisis mode”. One of the measures used to allow hospitals to surge their capacity and serve the patient population with COVID-19 infection was the suspension of elective activity, most importantly elective surgery and other procedures. Now as the infection is fading, efforts are being made to resume elective surgical services keeping in mind the safety of the patient and health care workers. Resuming surgical services in developing countries is an uphill task.