A case of doing what is best for the majority under unprecedented circumstances.
This is the position management of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in the face of criticism over the state facility’s surgical provisions for COVID-19 patients.
Speaking on behalf of 11 other surgeons on Monday, General Surgeon Dr Maurice Waldron, raised concerns that the QEH operating theatres were not retrofitted with negative room pressure, which would contain viruses within that confined space.
Additionally, he expressed concern that the operating theatre at the Enmore Isolation Facility, though equipped with the requisite system, did not have the ancillary support structure on hand for speedy response in case of complications. (CLM)
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