Conversion of positive-pressure cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories to a novel 2-zone negative-pressure system during COVID-19 pandemic.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
; 31(8): 1901-1903, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-342782
ABSTRACT
During coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there continues to be a need to utilize cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories for emergent and urgent procedures. Per infection prevention guidelines and hospital codes, catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories are usually built as positive-pressure ventilation rooms to minimize the infection risk. However, patients with highly transmissible airborne diseases such as COVID-19 are best caredfor in negative ventilation rooms to minimize the risk of transmission. From a mechanical and engineering perspective, positive-pressure ventilation rooms cannot be readily converted to negative-pressure ventilation rooms. In this report, we describe a novel, quick, readily implantable, and resource-friendly approach on how to secure air quality in catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories by converting a positive-pressure ventilation room to a two-zone negative ventilation system to minimize the risk of transmission.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ventilation
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Cardiac Catheterization
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Infection Control
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
Journal subject:
Vascular Diseases
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Cardiology
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Physiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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