Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical services: early experiences at a nominated COVID-19 centre

Kate E McBride^{1

2}, Kilian G M Brown^{1

2

3}, Oliver M Fisher^{1

4}, Daniel Steffens^{3

5}, David A Yeo^{1

3

4}, Cherry E Koh^{1

2

3

5}

Affiliations

¹ RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Department of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Kate E McBride et al. ANZ J Surg. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;90(5):663-665.

doi: 10.1111/ans.15900. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

Kate E McBride^{1

2}, Kilian G M Brown^{1

2

3}, Oliver M Fisher^{1

4}, Daniel Steffens^{3

5}, David A Yeo^{1

3

4}, Cherry E Koh^{1

2

3

5}

¹ RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Department of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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