Interventional Pulmonology and COVID-19: Experience from a Malaysian Tertiary Hospital
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
;
: 1013-1017, 2020.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-877712
ABSTRACT
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has presented multiple challenges to global healthcare services, dictating changes in almost every aspect of daily medical practice. Performing aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) in the field of interventional pulmonology can lead to profound formation of aerosols, leading to a high risk of infection among healthcare workers (HCWs). We share our experiences on performing AGPs in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on changes in AGP practices. In a pandemic, HCWs ought to adapt to the ever-changing situation and use available resources to provide the best possible healthcare to patients, ensure safety of staff, and continue medical education of future pulmonologists.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Thoracoscopy
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'
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Bronchoscopy
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Infection Control
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Aerosols
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Tertiary Care Centers
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COVID-19 Testing
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COVID-19
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Malaysia
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
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