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cord-254686-pclq855r	Sanmugam, Anand	Assess, adapt and act: a paediatric surgery division’s initial approach in a rapidly evolving pandemic	2020-06-27		.txt	text/plain	3002	139	42	The challenges faced by surgical specialties include, but are not limited to the risk of exposure to non-COVID-19 patients, transmission to healthcare workers (HCWs), judicious use and allocation of valuable resources such as ventilators, personal protective equipment (PPE), and blood products. The members of the paediatric surgery division of University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) assumed additional responsibilities to provide assistance to both frontline HCWs and the management, in areas in need of support. This study describes the adaptive measures taken and evolving roles of the members of this paediatric surgery division upon the characterisation of COVID-19 as a pandemic. The biggest challenge we faced were to formulate a set of guidelines that ensured the safety of patients and healthcare personnel alike, at a time when there was limited published literature on the delivery of paediatric surgical service during a pandemic.	./cache/cord-254686-pclq855r.txt	./txt/cord-254686-pclq855r.txt