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SynthesisJournal of Korean medical science2021

Are the Current Guidelines Sufficient to Establish Infection Control Strategies for COVID-19 Related Issues in Hospitals?

Wooyoung Jang, Bongyoung Kim, Eu Suk Kim, Kyoung-Ho Song, Song Mi Moon, Myung Jin Lee, Ji Young Park, Ji-Yeon Kim, Myoung Jin Shin, Hyunju Lee and 1 more

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Synthesis in Journal of Korean medical science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Wooyoung Jang *Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0290-1585
Bongyoung Kim *Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5029-6597
Eu Suk KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7132-0157
Kyoung-Ho SongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4517-3840
Song Mi MoonDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1241-4895
Myung Jin LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8172-8025
Ji Young ParkDepartment of Pediatrics, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6777-0494
Ji-Yeon KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Seongnam Citizens Medical Center, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8713-1497
Myoung Jin ShinInfection Control Office, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0423-2234
Hyunju LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-0724
Hong Bin KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea. hbkimmd@snu.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6262-372X
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital · KRHanyang University · KRCHA University Bundang Medical Center · KRChung-Ang University Hospital · KRHallym University Sacred Heart Hospital · KRInje University Sanggye Paik Hospital · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2020K2A9A1A0109507911
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As hospitals cater to elderly and vulnerable patients, a high mortality rate is expected if a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak occurs. Consequently, policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in hospital settings are essential. This study was conducted to investigate how effectively national and international guidelines provide recommendations for infection control issues in hospitals. After selecting important issues in infection control, we performed a systematic review and analysis of recommendations and guidelines for preventing COVID-19 transmission within medical institutions at national and international levels. We analyzed guidelines from the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Recent guidelines do not provide specific solutions to infection control issues. Therefore, efforts need to be made to devise consistent advice and guidelines for COVID-19 control.

Indexed as

Practice Guidelines as TopicSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Health PersonnelHumansInfection ControlCoronavirus Disease 2019GuidelinesHospitalInfection Control

Identifiers

PMID34962115
PMCPMC8728589
OpenAlexW4200201837

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