GuidelineIntensive care medicine2010
Chapter 6. Protection of patients and staff during a pandemic. Recommendations and standard operating procedures for intensive care unit and hospital preparations for an influenza epidemic or mass disaster.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Managing ICU surge during the COVID-19 crisis: rapid guidelines.Intensive care medicine · 2020Guideline
- The relationship between healthcare workers' perceptions of epidemic management and manager support in a healthcare institution during the COVID-19 pandemic: scale development study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Critical care and pandemic preparedness and response.British journal of anaesthesia · 2023Review
- Strategies for maintaining and strengthening the health care workers during epidemics: a scoping review.Human resources for health · 2023Article
- Adult ICU Triage During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Who Will Live and Who Will Die? Recommendations to Improve Survival.Critical care medicine · 2020Article
- A rational approach to estimating the surgical demand elasticity needed to guide manpower reallocation during contagious outbreaks.PloS one · 2015Article
- Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine 2010: II. Pneumonia and infections, cardiovascular and haemodynamics, organization, education, haematology, nutrition, ethics and miscellanea.Intensive care medicine · 2011Article
- How We Do It: Modified Residency Programming and Adoption of Remote Didactic Curriculum During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of surgical educationReview
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeTo provide recommendations and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital preparations for an influenza pandemic or mass disaster with a specific focus on protection of patients and staff.
methodsBased on a literature review and expert opinion, a Delphi process was used to define the essential topics including protection of patients and staff.
resultsKey recommendations include: (1) prepare infection control and occupational health policies for clinical risks relating to potential disease transmission; (2) decrease clinical risks and provide adequate facilities through advanced planning to maximise capacity by increasing essential equipment, drugs, supplies and encouraging staff availability; (3) create robust systems to maintain staff confidence and safety by minimising non-clinical risks and maintaining or escalating essential services; (4) prepare formal reassurance plans for legal protection; (5) provide assistance to staff working outside their normal domains.
conclusionsJudicious planning and adoption of protocols for protection of patients and staff are necessary to optimise outcomes during a pandemic.
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