Articles: personal-protective-equipment.
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Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol · Sep 2020
ReviewBest practice in cardiac anesthesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: Practical recommendations.
The COVID-19 outbreak has influenced the entire health care system, including cardiac surgery. In this review, the authors reveal practical aspects that are important during the COVID-19 pandemic with regards to the safe delivery of cardiac anesthesia. Timing for operations of the cardio-vascular system may be well programmed in most cases. ⋯ The machineries are to be draped with plastic to simplify the disinfection after the operation. Perioperative management of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients must strictly follow the most relevant international guidelines. This review article has synthesized the common aspects present in the most important of these.
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Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol · Sep 2020
ReviewHealthcare at the time of COVID-19: A review of the current situation with emphasis on anesthesia providers.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading rapidly around the world with devastating consequences on patients, healthcare workers, health systems, as well as economies. While, healthcare systems are globally operating at maximum capacity, healthcare workers and especially anesthesia providers are facing extreme pressures, something that is also leading to declining availability and increasing stress. In this regard, it is extremely concerning the fact that some regions worldwide have reported up to 20% of their cases to be healthcare workers. ⋯ As this pandemic accelerates, access to personal protective equipment for health workers is a key concern since at present, healthcare workers are every country's most valuable resource in the fight against COVID-19. Governments and heath organizations should take care of their staff and support them in any way possible. This review aims to describe the current situation anesthesia providers are facing in the setting of COVID-19 and provide solutions and evidence on important concerns, including which guidance to follow, the level of equipment that is adequate, and the level of protection they need for every patient being administered an anesthetic.
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Surgical counts during a partial cystectomy Key words: partial cystectomy, retained surgical item (RSI), counts, bladder, guidewire. Preparing the OR for patients who require both airborne and contact precautions Key words: airborne precautions, contact precautions, contamination, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), negative pressure. Preoperative transport of patients who require both airborne and contact precautions Key words: preoperative patient transport, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), N95 respirator, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Postoperative transport of patients who require both airborne and contact precautions Key words: postoperative patient transport, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), N95 respirator, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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The surge of patients in the pandemic of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 may overwhelm the medical systems of many countries. Mask-wearing and handwashing can slow the spread of the virus, but currently, masks are in shortage in many countries, and timely handwashing is often impossible. In this study, the efficacy of three types of masks and instant hand wiping was evaluated using the avian influenza virus to mock the coronavirus. ⋯ With these data, we propose the approach of mask-wearing plus instant hand hygiene (MIH) to slow the exponential spread of the virus. This MIH approach has been supported by the experiences of seven countries in fighting against COVID-19. Collectively, a simple approach to slow the exponential spread of SARS-CoV-2 was proposed with the support of experiments, literature review, and control experiences.