Preparing for a COVID-19 pandemic: a review of operating room outbreak response measures in a large tertiary hospital in Singapore

Wong, Jolin; Goh, Qing Yuan; Tan, Zihui; Lie, Sui An; Tay, Yoong Chuan; Ng, Shin Yi; Soh, Chai Rick

doi:10.1007/s12630-020-01620-9

Cited by 633 publications

(859 citation statements)

References 60 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

691

Contrasting

Unclassified

124

Order By: Relevance

“…This is a 330-bed (expandable to 500-bed) dedicated, stand-alone facility designed to manage large outbreaks. Additionally, all hospitals have been built or retrofitted with specialized isolation rooms (capable of high-efficiency particle filtration, negative pressure ventilation, and an attached anteroom) (14,15). Similarly, several operating rooms and procedure and endoscopy rooms have been built or retrofitted to incorporate negative-pressure ventilation, high-efficiency particulate-absorbing (HEPA) filtration, and an anteroom.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Preparing IR for COVID-19: The Singapore Experience

Gogna

Punamiya

Gopinathan

et al. 2020

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper describes country-wide special measures undertaken for interventional radiology (IR) staff during the current coronavirus Q3 disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although each IR service around the world faces unique challenges, the principles outlined in this paper will be useful when designing or strengthening individual practices and integrating them within wider hospital and national Q4measures. Moving beyond the current outbreak, these measures will be useful for any future infectious diseases which are likely to arise.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Preparing IR for COVID-19: The Singapore Experience

Gogna

Punamiya

Gopinathan

et al. 2020

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Neste contexto, anestesiologistas são peças fundamentais na cadeia de cuidados desses pacientes. 26 . Essas recomendações incluem a diminuição das cirurgias eletivas como forma de aumentar a capacidade do hospital, além de preservar a força de trabalho dos médicos.…”

unclassified

“…Foram implementadas medidas para diminuição de pessoal não necessário circulando no hospital e triagem adequada de funcionários e pacientes com sinais e sintomas da COVID-19. Foram implementadas também medidas para aumentar a comunicação entre os médicos e outros profissionais de saúde, além de material e canal direto para atendimento de profissionais que relatam ansiedade ou apresentam sinais de burnout relacionados à epidemia de COVID-19 26,27 .…”

unclassified

“…Durante a manipulação das vias aéreas, que pode gerar aerossóis, recomenda-se o uso de máscaras adequadas ao risco do paciente, óculos de proteção, avental descartável e luvas. Os EPIs básicos para atender pacientes com suspeita ou pacientes com infecção confirmada incluem as máscaras N95, óculos de proteção (ou capacete completo), gorro, avental e luvas, sendo que o uso de duas luvas pode ser considerado 26,29,31 . Recomenda-se que toda a equipe passe por retreinamentos para paramentação e desparamentação.…”

unclassified

“…Materiais descartáveis devem ser usados sempre que possível e todos os equipamentos que são tocados por muitas pessoas devem ser cobertos com plásticoincluindo monitores, aparelhos de anestesia, aparelhos de ultrassom e computadorescom desinfecção terminal após finalizado o procedimento 26,27 .…”

unclassified

See 2 more Smart Citations

O Anestesiologista e a COVID‐19

Quintão

Simões

Lima

et al. 2020

Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Health care worker burnout after the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan

Matsuo

Taki

Kobayashi

et al. 2021

Journal of Occupational Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives To determine the prevalence of burnout according to job category after the first wave of COVID‐19 in Japan and to explore its association with certain factors. Methods An online cross‐sectional survey of health care workers (HCWs) from June 15 to July 6, 2020, was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Tokyo, Japan. Demographic characteristics, results of the Japanese version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory‐General Survey, types of anxiety and stress, changes in life and work after the peak of the pandemic, and types of support aimed at reducing the physical or mental burden, were determined. Results Of 672 HCWs, 149 (22.6%) met the overall burnout criteria. Burnout was more prevalent in women (OR, 3.11; 95% CI, 1.45‐6.67, P = .003), anxiety due to unfamiliarity with personal protective equipment (PPE) (OR, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.20‐3.27, P = .007), and decreased sleep duration (OR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.20‐3.20, P = .008). Conversely, participants who felt that the delivery of COVID‐19‐related information (OR, .608; 95% CI, .371‐.996, P = .048) and PPE education opportunities (OR, .484; 95% CI, .236‐.993, P = .048) and messages of encouragement at the workplace (OR, .584; 95% CI, .352‐.969; p = .037) was helpful experienced less burnout. Conclusions There is a need to focus on the above factors to maintain the mental health of HCWs. The delivery of COVID‐19‐related information and educational interventions for PPE and messages of encouragement at the workplace may be needed to reduce the mental burden.

show abstract

Preparing for a COVID-19 pandemic: a review of operating room outbreak response measures in a large tertiary hospital in Singapore

Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has been designated a public health emergency of international concern.

Cited by 633 publications

References 60 publications

Preparing IR for COVID-19: The Singapore Experience

Preparing IR for COVID-19: The Singapore Experience

O Anestesiologista e a COVID‐19

Health care worker burnout after the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About