Maternity Care Providers’ Perceptions of the Implications of Birth and Gestation Tourism for Patients, Health Care Providers, and the Canadian Health Care System

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-507
Author(s):  
Hannah Rahim ◽  
Stacey Page ◽  
Fiona Mattatall ◽  
Ian Mitchell ◽  
Juliet Guichon
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Canadian Health Care System ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Canadian Health Care ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals The Safe Resumption of Elective Plastic Surgery in Accredited Ambulatory Surgery Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchell Brown ◽  
Stephanie Eardley ◽  
Jamil Ahmad ◽  
Frank Lista ◽  
Scott Barr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Plastic Surgery ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Canadian Health Care System ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Canadian Health Care ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Care System

Abstract Background On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic resulting in an unprecedented shift in the Canadian health care system, where protection of an already overloaded health care system became a priority; all elective surgeries and non-essential activities were ceased. With the impact being less than predicted, on May 26, 2020, elective surgeries and non-essential activities were permitted to resume. Objectives To examine outcomes following elective aesthetic surgery and the impact on the Canadian health care system with the resumption of these services during the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. Methods Data was collected in a prospective manner on consecutive patients undergoing elective plastic surgery procedures in six accredited ambulatory surgery facilities. Data included patient demographics, procedural characteristics, COVID-19 PCR test status, airway management and postoperative outcomes. Results 368 patients underwent elective surgical procedures requiring a general anesthetic. All 368 patients that underwent surgery were negative on pre visit screening. A COVID-19 PCR test was completed by 352 patients (95.7%) and all were negative. In the postoperative period, seven patients (1.9%) had complications, three patients (0.8%) required a hospital visit, and one patient (0.3%) required hospital admission. No patients or health care providers developed COVID-19 symptoms or had a positive test for COVID-19 within 30 days of surgery. Conclusions With appropriate screening and safety precautions, elective aesthetic plastic surgery can be performed in a manner that is safe for patients and health care providers and with a very low risk for accelerating virus transmission within the community.

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