Management of COVID-19 infection in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Capacity planning for effective cohorting of hemodialysis patients during the coronavirus pandemic: A case study

“…(2020) , Meijers et al. (2020) , Rubin (2020) and Boushab et al. (2021) describe cohorting practices implemented in HD clinics in South Korea, Italy & Belgium, United States and Mauritania, respectively.…”

“…(2020) ). As reviewed previously, several studies describe the implementation of cohorting in HD clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., Boushab et al. (2021) ; Meijers et al.…”

“…Treating the infected, suspected, and uninfected HD patients at different times and in separate areas are common approaches followed in HD facilities to mitigate the risk of infection transmission among patients during the COVID-19 pandemic ( Boushab, Koné, Baba, El Mokhtar, Ahmed, Habiboullah, Baba, Mohamed, Basco, et al., 2021 , Kliger, Silberzweig, 2020 ). Different cohorting strategies, which involve defining patient types and assigning them to separate areas, have been implemented around the world (e.g., Collison et al.…”