Pandemic Guidance for Stroke Centers Aiding COVID-19 Treatment Teams.
Stroke
; 51(8): 2587-2592, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-680789
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has in some regions overwhelmed the capacity and staffing needs of healthcare systems, necessitating the provision of resources and staff from different disciplines to aid COVID treatment teams. Stroke centers have multidisciplinary clinical and procedural expertise to support COVID treatment teams. Staff safety and patient safety are essential, as are open lines of communication between stroke center leaders and hospital leadership in a pandemic where policies and procedures can change or evolve rapidly. Support needs to be allocated in a way that allows for the continued operation of a fully capable stroke center, with the ability to adjust if stroke center volume or staff attrition requires.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Care Team
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Hospital Departments
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Stroke
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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