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CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2022; 49(01): 127-129
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2021.00724
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Plastic and reconstructive surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: impacts on healthcare workers, financing, and governance

Margaret Kay Ho   
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Charlene Yat Che Chau   
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Introduction

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had significant impacts on the provision and delivery of healthcare services in most, if not all, medical specialties, and plastic and reconstructive surgery is no exception. The urgent need to provide care efficiently and safely, in order to minimize risk of disease transmission, has led to the postponement of non-urgent operations and major restructuring of management care teams. As such, it is crucial to closely examine these effects on elements of health systems in this specialty, including healthcare workers, financing, as well as leadership and governance, to consider potential solutions to address challenges as we move forward.

*The two authors contributed equally to this work.




Publication History

Received: 13 April 2021

Accepted: 30 September 2021

Article published online:
02 June 2022

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