Providing uninterrupted care during COVID-19 pandemic: experience from Beijing Tiantan Hospital.
Stroke Vasc Neurol
; 5(2): 180-184, 2020 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1318199
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic has already stressed the healthcare system in the world. Many hospitals have been overwhelmed by the large number of patients with COVID-19. Due to the shortage of equipment and personnel and the highly contagious nature of COVID-19, many other healthcare services are on hold. However, at Beijing Tiantan Hospital, a rapid response system has been in place so that routine care is not interrupted. We, therefore, would like to share our hospital-wide prevention and management policy during this pandemic to help other healthcare systems to function in this crisis.METHOD:
Tiantan hospital is one of the leading neuroscience institutions in the world. With 1650 beds, its annual inpatient admission exceeds 30 000 patients. Its COVID-19 rapid response policy was reviewed for its functionality.RESULTS:
There are nine key components of this policy an incident management system; a comprehensive infection prevention and control, outpatient triage and flow system; a designated fever clinic; patient screening and administration; optimised surgical operations, enhanced nucleic acid testing; screening of returning employees; and a supervision and feedback system. In addition, a specific protocol was designed for treating patients with acute stroke.CONCLUSION:
A comprehensive policy is helpful to protect the employee from infection and to provide quality and uninterrupted care to all who need these, including patients with acute ischaemic stroke.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Brain Ischemia
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Occupational Exposure
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Infection Control
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Coronavirus Infections
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Stroke
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Stroke Vasc Neurol
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Svn-2020-000400
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