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Infection Prevention and Control for ICU during COVID-19 Pandemic: Position Paper of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Sharma, Jeetendra; Nasa, Prashant; Reddy, Kesavarapu Subba; Kuragayala, Swarna Deepak; Sahi, Shikha; Gopal, Palepu; Chaudhary, Dhruva; Dixit, Subhal B; Samavedam, Srinivas.
  • Sharma J; Department of Critical Care, Artemis Health Institute, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
  • Nasa P; Department of Critical Care Medicine, NMC Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE.
  • Reddy KS; Department of Critical Care, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
  • Kuragayala SD; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
  • Sahi S; Department of Critical Care, Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
  • Gopal P; Critical Care Medicine Department, Continental Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
  • Chaudhary D; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
  • Dixit SB; Department of Critical Care, Sanjeevan and MJM Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
  • Samavedam S; Department of Critical Care and Medicine, Virinchi Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Indian J Crit Care Med ; 24(Suppl 5): S280-S289, 2020 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1049125
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has very high rates of hospital-related transmission among healthcare workers (HCWs), mandating the need for careful intensive care unit (ICU) designing, optimization of staff resources, implementation of vigorous infection control practices, environmental disinfection, meticulous sample collection, and criteria for staff quarantine. Most of the ICUs are not designed to deal with airborne viral infections and require redesigning for the safety of HCWs and patients. Infection control practices related to the prevention of spread of COVD-19 are unique and are well described. The training of staff on infection control practices reduces the infection rate among HCWs significantly. Adequate staffing not only helps in infection control but also prevents burnout of the staff. In case of infection to HCW, the staff must be assessed systematically, and institute's infection control committee should guide for isolation period as well as return to work based upon standard recommendations. This article focuses on infection control and prevention measures required in ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic. How to cite this article Sharma J, Nasa P, Reddy KS, Kuragayala SD, Sahi S, Gopal P, et al. Infection Prevention and Control for ICU during COVID-19 Pandemic Position Paper of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(Suppl 5)S280-S289.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study Language: English Journal: Indian J Crit Care Med Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jp-journals-10071-23607