COVID-19 and Elective Surgery: 7 Practical Tips for a Safe, Successful, and Sustainable Reboot

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore.
² Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York.
³ National Children's Medical Center & Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Xicheng, People's Republic of China.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Graduate School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
⁶ Division of Infectious Disease, National University Hospital, Singapore.
⁷ Division of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Zhen Chang Liang et al. Ann Surg. 2021.

. 2021 Feb 1;273(2):e39-e40.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004091.

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore.
² Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York.
³ National Children's Medical Center & Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Xicheng, People's Republic of China.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Graduate School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
⁶ Division of Infectious Disease, National University Hospital, Singapore.
⁷ Division of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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