From Elective Orthopaedic Centre to a COVID-19 Trauma Unit: Rapid transformation

Govilkar, S; Dover, C; Dass, D; Rhind, J-H; Ramhamadany, E; Ford, D; Potter, R; Cool, P; Meyer, C; Singh, R; Kelly, C

Abstract

The medical profession is facing one of its biggest challenges in modern history. Declared as the cause of a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 11th March 2020, COVID-19 has now been confirmed in over 3.5 million people worldwide. COVID-19 has undoubtedly had an impact on society as a whole; disrupting day-to-day routine, work, and leisure activities. Within our field of orthopaedics, there has been a complete cessation of elective surgery. Our centre, which normally has an annual turnover of over 12,000 patients, has been remodelled to receive trauma from across the county. In this paper, we discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on our local elective orthopaedic centre, and describe how the service provision of a hospital can be redefined in a matter of days. We can demonstrate how an urgent, yet effective, trauma unit can be established to receive trauma from multiple satellite centres.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: May 19, 2020
• Deposit Date: Apr 19, 2024
• Journal: The Transient Journal of Trauma, Orthopaedics and the Coronavirus
• Publisher: British Orthopaedic Association
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Publisher URL: https://www.boa.ac.uk/resource/from-elective-orthopaedic-centre-to-a-covid-19-trauma-unit-rapid-transformation.html#:~:text=In%20this%20paper%2C%20we%20discuss,trauma%20from%20multiple%20satellite%20centres.