Strategies for infection control in managing critically ill patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 in non-designated hospital / 中华危重病急救医学

ABSTRACT

The management of healthcare services for the suspected cases in non-designated hospitalsis a serious concern in controlling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. Owing to the complexity of care providers, large requirement of medical supplies as well as the possible needs off frequent transfers, the major difficulty is preventing the coronavirus from spreading while caring the suspected critical cases before the 2019 novel coronavirus ribonucleic acid test results are reported. For the purpose of enhancing the prevention of the propagation of COVID-19, this article puts emphasis on the following aspects in non-designated hospital Peking University Third Hospital: preparatory procedures of receiving critical suspected patients, the management of medical personnel during the waiting session of RNA test results, the delivering procedures of testing samples, the management of referred medical wastes, daily operations including the cleaning and sanitizing of caring units and the management of related patients after the testing session.