Establishment of a system for control of cross-infection and workflow in endoscopy center during the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 / 中南大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVES@#To establish a system for control of cross-infection and workflow for preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 spread and ensuring the safety of medical staffs and patients in endoscopy center during the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).@*METHODS@#Based on the national publication of relevant documents and relevant guidance of Digestive Endoscopy Branch of Chinese Medical Association, we explored and optimized the workflow, staff protection and sterilization of endoscope in digestive endoscopy center during the pandemic of the COVID-19.@*RESULTS@#The prevention system of cross-infection and workflow in endoscopy during the pandemic of the COVID-19 were developed. The optimized workflow in endoscopy was conducted in 106 patients with necessary endoscopy from the Department of Gastroenterology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University between January 24, 2020 and February 26, 2020, and no case of cross-infection was presented among the medical staffs, patients and family members.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Measures on control of cross-infection and workflow in digestive endoscopy center during the pandemic of the COVID-19 are effective, which are beneficial to preventing cross-infection in hospital and provide a scientific guidance for the general work in the digestive endoscopy centers during the pandemic of the COVID-19.

Operating efficiency of endoscopic centers in the United States and its inspirations / 中华医院管理杂志

Growth of demand for endoscopic services and limited medical resources have brought the efficiency of endoscopic services in spotlight in the world .A retrospective efficiency analysis of endoscopic centers in the United States , as made by the authors , revealed their selection of efficiency indicators , benchmark establishment , evaluation and intervention .These efforts help summarize the experiences of improving efficiency and provide references for such centers in China to improve their efficiency .

Establishment of an endoscopy center with innovative ideas / 医学研究生学报

This article introduces the centralized operation and integrated management of the Endoscopy Center of Nanjing General Hospital,expounding the idea of development,mode of management,working model and characteristic structure of the center.