Surge-in-Place: Conversion of a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Into a COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit and Back Again.
J Invasive Cardiol
; 33(2): E71-E76, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1063668
ABSTRACT
In Spring 2020, the United States epicenter of COVID-19 was New York City, in which the borough of the Bronx was particularly affected. This Fall, there has been a resurgence of COVID-19 in Europe and the Midwestern United States. We describe our experience transforming our cardiac catheterization laboratories to accommodate an influx of COVID-19 patients so as to provide other hospitals with a potential blueprint. We transformed our pre/postprocedural patient care areas into COVID-19 intensive care and step-down units and maintained emergent invasive care for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction using existing space and personnel.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Organizational Innovation
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Laboratories, Hospital
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Cardiac Catheterization
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Infection Control
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Cardiology Service, Hospital
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Coronary Care Units
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Critical Care
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ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Invasive Cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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