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01-03-2021 | Endoscopy | Brief Communication
Challenges Faced by an Otolaryngology Resident During Covid-19 Pandemic: An Indian Perspective
Authors:
Raghul Sekar, Arun Alexander, Sivaraman Ganesan
Published in:
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
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Issue 1/2021
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Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19 disease has brought tremendous strain on health care sectors around the world. Being a respiratory disease, COVID-19 has tremendous implications on the otolaryngology residency. Otolaryngology residents are dealing with great apprehension of getting infected while working with both COVID-19 and non-COVID patients. Further, drastic change in the routine has affected their residency training. Outpatient and Inpatient care, elective and emergency surgeries which are a crucial part of the residency training have taken a back seat. India being a densely populated country is still in the midst of the pandemic with cases increasing exponentially each day. This article enumerates the challenges faced by an otolaryngology resident during COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care hospital in India.