Your browser doesn't support javascript.
Managing Non-COVID Acute Neurology Amidst the Pandemic: Challenges and Work in Progress.
Gupta, Anu; Vishnu, Venugopalan Y; Singh, Mamta B; Bhatia, Rohit; Rajan, Roopa; Vibha, Deepti; Elavarasi, Arunmozhimaran; Radhakrishnan, Divya; Agarwal, Ayush; Ramanujam, Bhargavi; Das, Animesh; Singh, Rajesh K; Pandit, Awadh K; Srivastava, Achal; Tripathi, Manjari; Prasad, Kameshwar; Srivastava, M V Padma.
  • Gupta A; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Vishnu VY; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Singh MB; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Bhatia R; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Rajan R; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Vibha D; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Elavarasi A; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Radhakrishnan D; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Agarwal A; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Ramanujam B; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Das A; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Singh RK; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Pandit AK; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Srivastava A; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Tripathi M; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Prasad K; Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Srivastava MVP; Department of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, India.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol ; 24(1): 11-14, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1150828
ABSTRACT
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a global health crisis. Non-COVID diseases across specialties have been significantly compromised. The greatest challenge has been to continue providing care to non-COVID cases with minimum transmission risk to health care workers, patients, and caregivers. In this specter, better described as a medical holocaust, we present our experiences of dealing with acute neurological patients who could access our facility. We attempted to work on three key areas - initial screening using a more inclusive, dynamic checklist for COVID suspicion over and above the emergency triage, a mandatory initial holding on a separate floor of our inpatient service equipped with infection control strategies similar to a COVID-designated area, and daily screening of health care workers and caregivers for symptoms and possible exposures. It was a steep learning curve, a couple of close shaves, and many more lessons that went into the development of an algorithm that seems to be working well.
Keywords

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Language: English Journal: Ann Indian Acad Neurol Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Aian.AIAN_999_20

Similar

MEDLINE

...
LILACS

LIS


Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Language: English Journal: Ann Indian Acad Neurol Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Aian.AIAN_999_20