Assessing Barriers Faced by Surgeons While Providing Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: An Online Cross-Sectional Study.
Abdul MajeedIltaf HussainImran ImranMuhammad Usman SaleemHamid SaeedMuhammad Asad AbrarMuhammad IslamFurqan Khurshid HashmiMuqarrab AkbarBasit RamzanMuhammad Omer ChaudhryWaseem AshrafMuhammad Fawad RasoolPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2021)
The current study highlighted the barriers to the surgeons while providing surgical care to patients in the current pandemic. The most pronounced barriers to the surgeons were the lack of policies regarding exposure to COVID-19 and practice and non-cooperation of the patient. To address these barriers, it is recommended that health regulatory agencies of Pakistan should implement strict infection control practices to ensure the safety of surgeons and allied healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keyphrases
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