Day Case Major Knee Surgery: ACL reconstructions to Total Knee replacements

Chair’s Welcome and Introduction - Dr Kim Russon
Immediate Past President The British Association of Day Surgery (BADS)
& Consultant Anaesthetist The Rotherham Foundation Trust Hospital

• Dr Kim Russon Biography 0.04 MBDOCXfile

Covid-19 and it’s impact on surgery

Dr Justin Kua
NIAA HSRC Clinical Research Fellow
ICU Clinical Fellow, The London Clinic
Anaesthetic SpR

• Impact of Covid-19 on surgery 
• The timing of surgery

• Dr Justin Kua Biography 0.11 MBDOCXfile
• Dr Justin Kua Abstract 0.02 MBDOCXfile

Justin starts by stating that 6 million people waiting for treatment within the UK

Justin goes on to discuss 3 different patient groups for elective surgrey in terms of Covid and their risk

• New normal, covid free, fully vaccinated, lowest risk
• Acute Covid-19, tested postivie, with or without symptoms, hightest risk
• Post Covid-19, previous covid infection, 7+ weeks ago, may or may not have symptoms/long covid, intermediate risk