ArticleJournal of the American College of Surgeons2020
Precautions for Operating Room Team Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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87 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Personal protective equipment for surgeons during COVID-19 pandemic: systematic review of availability, usage and rationing.The British journal of surgery · 2020Pooled it
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- Factors Influencing Neuromuscular Blockade Reversal Choice in the United States Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Longitudinal Analysis.JMIR perioperative medicine · 2024Article
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- Is the whole-day use of surgical masks during the coronavirus pandemic increasing the contamination of surgeons' masks?American journal of infection control · 2023Article
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- Minimally Required Personal Protective Equipment during Local Anesthesia Surgery in COVID-19: A Simulation Study.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Tele-ophthalmology for age-related macular degeneration during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2022Article
- Recommendations for the safety of hospitalised patients in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Prevalence of surgery cancelation and challenges in restarting elective surgery in the pandemic: A cross-sectional study.Perioperative care and operating room management · 2022Article
- [Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on robotic visceral surgery in Germany].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Article
- Experimental study on the exposure level of surgical staff to SARS-CoV-2 in operating rooms with mixing ventilation under negative pressure.Building and environment · 2022Article
- [Consensus of the ambulatory surgery commite section of the Spanish Association of Surgeons on the role of ambulatory surgery in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic].Cirugia espanola · 2022Article
- Behind the mask: extended use of surgical masks is not associated with increased risk of surgical site infection.Pediatric surgery international · 2022Article
- Pattern of Perioperative Surgical Patient Care, Equipment Handling and Operating Room Management During COVID-19 Pandemic at Jimma Medical Center.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Article
- Prognostic value of SARS-CoV-2 on patients undergoing cardiac surgery.Journal of cardiac surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) can infect healthcare workers. We developed an institutional algorithm to protect operating room team members during the COVID-19 pandemic and rationally conserve personal protective equipment (PPE). STUDY
designAn interventional platform (operating room, interventional suite, and endoscopy) PPE taskforce was convened by the hospital and medical school leadership and tasked with developing a common algorithm for PPE use, to be used throughout the interventional platform. In conjunction with our infectious disease experts, we developed our guidelines based on potential patterns of spread, risk of exposure, and conservation of PPE.
resultsA decision tree algorithm describing our institutional guidelines for precautions for operating room team members was created. This algorithm is based on urgency of operation, anticipated viral burden at the surgical site, opportunity for a procedure to aerosolize virus, and likelihood a patient could be infected based on symptoms and testing.
conclusionsDespite COVID-19 being a new threat, we have shown that by developing an easy-to-follow decision tree algorithm for the interventional platform teams, we can ensure optimal health care worker safety.
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