• Critical care clinics · Oct 2019

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    Principles and Practices of Establishing a Hospital-Based Ebola Treatment Unit.

    • Peter Kiiza, Adhikari Neill K J NKJ Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Hospital, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada; Institute for Health Policy, Management , Sarah Mullin, Koren Teo, and Robert A Fowler.
    • Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Hospital, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada.
    • Crit Care Clin. 2019 Oct 1; 35 (4): 697-710.

    AbstractOutbreaks of Ebola virus disease and high-risk transmissible infections are increasing and pose threats to health care workers and global health systems. Previous outbreaks offer lessons for health system preparedness and response, including establishment of hospital-based high-risk pathogen treatment units. Their creation demands early preparation and interprofessional coordination; infection prevention and control; case management training; prepositioning of supplies; conversion of existing structures to treatment units; and strengthening communication and research platforms. Hospital-based Ebola and high-risk pathogen treatment units may improve case detection, interrupt transmission, and improve staff safety and patient care.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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