Impact of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on workload and injury patterns of major trauma cases in a regional trauma centre in Singapore

Impact of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on workload and injury patterns of major trauma cases in a regional trauma centre in Singapore

Introduction: Singapore instituted lockdown measures from 7 February 2020 to 1 June 2020 in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: A retrospective analysis of cases from the national trauma registry was carried out comparing the lockdown period (from 7 February 2020 t...

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Main Authors:	Min Li Kang, Woan Wui Lim, Daniel Jin Keat Lee, Jerry Tiong Thye Goo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer – Medknow Publications 2023-11-01
Series:	Singapore Medical Journal
Subjects:	covid-19 trauma surgery trauma volume trauma workload
Online Access:	https://journals.lww.com/10.11622/smedj.2021131
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