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Munira Ally1, Anant Patel1, Ravina Tanna1
1Department of ENT Surgery, Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Hertfordshire, UK.
Aim:
To analyse the outcomes of patients who underwent elective ENT surgery during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in a COVID free site.
Methods:
This is a retrospective single centre case series of all patients undergoing elective ENT surgery over a 16-week period between 1 April and 22 July 2020.
Results:
No patients, out of our cohort of 85, developed postoperative COVID-19 symptoms or complications of COVID-19. There were no mortalities.
Conclusion:
The results suggests that hospitals can safely manage elective ENT operating services during the pandemic.
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