Regional Transplant Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK.
National Nuclear Physics Institute (INFN), Catania.
Br J Surg. 2020 Aug;107(9):e345-e346. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11802. Epub 2020 Jul 13.
As COVID-19 outbreak enters its second phase of lockdown ease, healthcare plans involve elective surgery re-establishment to provide essential life-saving care. Patients are increasingly requesting information about their facility's readiness for safely performing surgery. This information should be open and transparent including patient's education with objective data regarding the state of the pandemic in the country and the control measures undertaken by the facility.
随着 COVID-19 疫情进入封锁放松的第二阶段,医疗保健计划涉及重新建立选择性手术,以提供必要的救生护理。患者越来越多地要求了解其设施安全进行手术的准备情况。这些信息应该是公开和透明的,包括对患者进行教育,提供有关国家大流行状况和设施采取的控制措施的客观数据。