Going to war on COVID-19: Mobilizing an academic nephrology group practice.
Nephrology (Carlton)
; 25(11): 822-828, 2020 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-913640
ABSTRACT
AIM:
The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented operational challenges to nephrology divisions in every country as they cope with COVID-19-related kidney disease in addition to regular patient care. Although general approaches have been proposed, there is a lack of practical guidance for nephrology division response in a hospital facing a surge of cases. Here, we describe the specific measures that our division has taken in the hope that our experience in Singapore may be helpful to others.METHODS:
Descriptive narrative.RESULTS:
A compilation of operational responses to the COVID-19 pandemic taken by a nephrology division at a Singapore university hospital.CONCLUSION:
Nephrology operational readiness for COVID-19 requires a clinical mindset shift from usual standard of care to a crisis exigency model that targets best outcomes for available resources. Rapid multi-disciplinary efforts that evolve flexibly with the local dynamics of the outbreak are required.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Civil Defense
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Coronavirus Infections
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Critical Pathways
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Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
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Pandemics
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Group Practice
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Kidney Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Nephrology (Carlton)
Journal subject:
Nephrology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nep.13753
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