Safety management of daytime surgery for gastrointestinal polyps under the background of COVID-19 prevention and control

ABSTRACT

This article discusses the implementation of day surgery in the Gastroenterology Departments of Taigang General Hospital and Xin’an International Hospital during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with an aim to provide a basis for managing safety and effectiveness in clinical work in this special period. In accordance with the prevention and control requirements of the health administrative department and the hospitals, the Centers for Digestive Endoscopy of our hospitals have formulated a series of prevention and control management measures and accurately implemented them in accordance with the characteristics of the department’s work, so that clinical work can achieve good results on the basis of safety protection. During 2020-2021, our Centers for Digestive Endoscopy have completed more than 2000 day surgery cases, and there were no suspected cases of surgical infection and COVID-19. Strict epidemic prevention and control and high-quality management have played an active and effective role in performing day surgery in the centers, the safe and optimized diagnosis and treatment process gives patients and their families peace of mind, and the medical staff strictly implements protective measures to ensure the safety of the operation and the smooth and efficient work efficiency. © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.