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Risk of COVID-19 infection among mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation team.
Tawel, Rabee; Altawil, Lubna; Hassan Koya, Sunil; Jaouni, Hani; Alinier, Guillaume; Nashwan, Abdulqadir J; Labib, Ahmed.
  • Tawel R; Medical Intensive Care Unit Hamad General Hospital Doha Qatar.
  • Altawil L; Medical Intensive Care Unit Hamad General Hospital Doha Qatar.
  • Hassan Koya S; Medical Intensive Care Unit Hamad General Hospital Doha Qatar.
  • Jaouni H; Medical Intensive Care Unit Hamad General Hospital Doha Qatar.
  • Alinier G; Ambulance Service Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
  • Nashwan AJ; Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar Doha Qatar.
  • Labib A; University of Hertfordshire Hatfield UK.
Health Sci Rep ; 6(1): e981, 2023 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2157817
ABSTRACT
Background and

Aim:

The transport of coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a challenging situation, especially for healthcare workers (HCWs), due to the risk of cross-infection. Hence, certain precautions are needed for their safety. The study aims to evaluate the risk of COVID-19 transmission to HCWs who transport COVID-19 patients on ECMO device.

Methods:

A retrospective review of adult patients with COVID-19 infection supported with ECMO and transported by ground route to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Hamad General Hospital (HGH) and a survey of HCWs involved in those cases.

Results:

A total of 63 HCWs of the mobile ECMO team were exposed to COVID-19-positive patients on 199 occasions. HCWs exposure time was nearly 110 h, and the total transport distance was 1018 km. During the study period, only two of the mobile ECMO HCWs tested positive for COVID-19. There was zero incidence of transfer-associated injuries or accidents to HCWs.

Conclusions:

The risk of COVID-19 cross-infection to the mobile ECMO team seems to be very low, provided that strict infection prevention and control measures are applied.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Health Sci Rep Year: 2023 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Health Sci Rep Year: 2023 Document Type: Article