Purpose: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, a framework for safe provision of elective orthopaedic surgery must be developed in order to restore and maintain activity. The aim of this study was to explore patient attitudes to surgery and theatre efficiency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and assess a potential framework for the delivery of such services.

Methods: Prospectively collected data on theatre timings and procedures completed per session used to assess theatre efficiency comparing June 2019 to June 2020. Information on patient compliance with 14-day household isolation and attitudes to surgery were collected prospectively over a seven-week period using a questionnaire. Follow-up data were collected via telephone consultation a minimum of two weeks after discharge.

Results: Significant reduction in the number of points per session (p = 0.02) with a mean of 3.19 in 2019 and 2.42 in 2020. Only 18 of 31 patients were compliant with pre-operative isolation with individual failures accounting for four of 13 and failures by household members accounting for nine. Impact of COVID-19 and precautions on patient anxiety was mixed. No patients required symptomatic COVID-19 swab post-operatively.

Conclusion: With the restrictions of COVID-19, there are significant problems with theatre efficiency, in effect losing an operation a list. Furthermore, compliance with pre-operative isolation was poor but to the best of our knowledge no patients became unwell from COVID-19 post-operatively. Additional strategies will be required to reinstate an effective elective orthopaedic service, especially as the nation heads into another wave.

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