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cord-318367-8xrjddwy	Liu, Xiucheng	An especial transition phase of hospitals: the adaptation of hospital operations to the development of COVID-19 and policy adjustments	2020-09-21		.txt	text/plain	1596	80	43	Therefore, gradually promoting hospital operations and functions back to the new normal is important, especially when this outbreak has been effectively controlled. Normalizing hospital operations too early may increase the risk of exposure and cross-contamination, which may have a catastrophic effect on both the elderly patients and medical staff. Indeed, the fear of being infected in hospitals, "stay at home" policies, and emergency measures taken by hospitals, such as delaying elective operations and non-urgent radiological scans, have inevitably caused adverse consequences on the treatment modalities and day-to-day care of patients with chronic underlying conditions. For instance, after the epidemic was well controlled, some patients scheduled for surgery, including those with lung cancer and valvular heart diseases, voluntarily rescheduled their procedure at The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University. During the COVID-19 outbreak, medical staff, especially those in the front-line of the epidemic, have endured enormous work-load and psychological pressure [6, 7] .	./cache/cord-318367-8xrjddwy.txt	./txt/cord-318367-8xrjddwy.txt