Best Practice Guidance for Adult Infusion Centres during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report from the COVID-19 International Organization for the Study of IBD [IOIBD] Task Force.
J Crohns Colitis
; 14(14 Suppl 3): S785-S790, 2020 Oct 21.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-787155
ABSTRACT
Infusion centres are a central part in the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] and could be a source of transmission of SARS-COV-2. Here we aimed to develop global guidance for best practices of infusion centres for IBD patients and to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on these centres. Under the auspices of the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease [IOIBD], a task force [TF] was formed, an online survey was developed to query infusion centre protocols during COVID-19, and recommendations were made, based on TF experience and opinion. Recommendations focus mainly on patients screening, infusion centres re-organization, personnel protection, and protocol modifications such as shortening infusion duration or replacing it with subcutaneous alternatives. Implementing these recommendations will hopefully reduce exposure of both IBD patients and care givers to SARS-COV-2 and improve the function and safety of infusion centres during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as potential future threats.
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Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Infection Control
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Ambulatory Care
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Ambulatory Care Facilities
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Betacoronavirus
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Crohns Colitis
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ecco-jcc
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