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cord-337785-fwo0r4bb	Mercer, Scott Thomas	A Comparative Study Looking at Trauma and Orthopaedic Operating Efficiency in the COVID-19 Era	2020-10-21		.txt	text/plain	2301	149	54	No increase in surgical time was observed in hand and wrist surgery or for debridement and washouts. The other increases in time demonstrated can largely be attributed to the PPE required for aerosol generating procedures and other measures taken to reduce spread of the virus. During the pandemic due to redeployment of staff members and overall reduced trauma/ urgent orthopaedic cases, we had 2 all day lists from 8am to 8pm. A further sub-group analysis of hand and wrist surgery showed that there was no significant increase in surgical time in 2020 (Table 5) . Changes implemented during COVID-19 have led to a significant reduction in the efficiency of ORs. This will have significant effect on increased waiting times for elective surgery. Increasing frequency of regional anaesthesia concurrently with safe non-aerosol generating surgeries may improve operating room efficiency however, further research is needed to prove this.	./cache/cord-337785-fwo0r4bb.txt	./txt/cord-337785-fwo0r4bb.txt