Orthopaedic surgical prioritisation: can it be made fairer to minimise clinical harm?

Postgrad Med J. 2022 Feb;98(e1):e61-e62. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-140272.

Authors

Karthikeyan P Iyengar¹, Puneet Monga², Husam Elbana³, Bijayendra Singh⁴

Affiliations

¹ Trauma & Orthopaedics, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, Southport, UK kiyengar@nhs.net.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Wrightington Hospital, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, UK.
³ Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, UK.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedics, Medway NHS Foundation Trust Surgical Services, Gillingham, UK.

PMID: 35105778
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-140272

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; health policy; organisation of health services; orthopaedic & trauma surgery; quality in health care; surgery.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Orthopedic Procedures*
Orthopedics*