Burns and COVID-19-Initial Experience and Challenges.
J Burn Care Res
; 42(4): 794-800, 2021 08 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-990741
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it many challenges in the field of healthcare around the world. Managing burn patients has its own challenges as they require a long duration of care and are more susceptible to infection. We conducted a retrospective observational study from January 30 to July 15, 2020 at our center to study the epidemiology of burns treated & patients and healthcare workers affected by COVID-19 during this period. The number of burn admissions showed a 42.6% reduction as compared to last year. A total of 17 patients (3.67%) and 29 health care workers (8.68%) tested positive for COVID-19 in the burns department. Our strategy underwent changes based on the changing dynamics of COVID-19 and changes in government and institutional policies. We have described the various challenges we faced in managing burns during this time. We found that effective screening of patients and healthcare workers, proper segregation of negative and positive/ suspect population and a low threshold for COVID-19 testing were essential to mitigate transmission of infection.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Burn Units
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Burns
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Infection Control
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Burn Care Res
Journal subject:
Traumatology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jbcr
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