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SAS Journal of Surgery | Volume-7 | Issue-08
Study the Impact of COVID 19 and Lockdown on Paediatric Surgical Service in a Tertiary Hospital
Dr. Shahaji S, Dr. Abhaya Gupta, Dr. Sanjay N. Oak, Dr. Paras R. Kothari
Published: Aug. 26, 2021 | 136 77
DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2021.v07i08.015
Pages: 465-467
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Abstract
The COVID-19 (SARS CoV. 2) Pandemic has brought substantial challenges to the healthcare sector. At present, there are over 141 million cases of COVID19 in the world of which over 80.4 million cases have recovered whilst Covid 19 has caused over 3.01 million deaths in the world. None of the surgical specialties has been spared of covid 19 influence. There has been a steep decline in operating elective procedures. As well as there are new protocols and guidelines for operating emergency cases. This article reviews the impact of COVID19 on the workload in the Department of Paediatric surgery in a tertiary care hospital.