A review of guidelines to resuming elective orthopaedic surgeries amid COVID-19 pandemic: deriving a simple traffic light model

• Main Authors: Attia, A. K., Omar, U. F., Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Coronavirus; Infectious disease
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175706; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33403057/
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected most healthcare systems around the world. Routine care operations such as outpatient clinics and elective surgery remain badly hit. This situation cannot continue for long as it puts patients at a higher risk for complications due to delayed management. Hence, it i...