在威尔士的手术中从大流行中吸取教训
Owen J Lawrence1, Vasudev Shanbhag1
1Orthopaedics and Trauma, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, GBR.
Cureus
|April 22, 2024
概括
随着COVID-19大流行,威尔士手术部门发生了重大变化,提高了管理紧急和选择性病例的效率. 学习的关键经验包括建立专门的诊所和手术单位,以改善患者护理和工作流程.
科学领域:
- 整形外科 整形外科 整形外科
- 手术创新 在外科创新.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行给医疗保健系统带来了前所未有的压力,包括英国的国家卫生服务 (NHS).
- 世界各地的医院不得不迅速调整工作实践,以维持在全球卫生危机期间的医疗保健服务.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间识别和分析威尔士手术部门的经验教训.
- 探索这些教训在紧急和可选手术实践中的潜在实施.
主要方法:
- 进行了基于问卷的定性研究.
- 该调查针对威尔士卫生局的手术顾问.
- 数据收集的重点是流行病的影响和部门的适应.
主要成果:
- 在威尔士五个主要卫生局的12名顾问中,获得了63%的响应率.
- 100%的受访者修改了可选病例管理,而83%的受访者改变了手部创伤管理.
- 关键发现强调需要专门的手部骨折诊所和单独的日间手术单位.
结论:
- 疫情催化了手术部门内的重组,导致更高效的工作模式.
- 学到的经验教训对于应对等待列表,患者期望和复杂的工作负载等当前挑战至关重要.
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