Avoiding health worker infection and containing the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Perspectives from the frontline in Wuhan

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY

卷:79

Review

Tang, Ling-hua¹  Tang, Shan²  Chen, Xiao-liang³  Zhang, Shi²  Xiong, Yong⁴  Chen, Rong^1,2  Li, Wei¹  Liu, Hui-min¹  Xia, Zhong-yuan¹  Meng, Qing-tao^1,2 

[1] Wuhan Univ, Dept Anesthesiol, Renmin Hosp, Wuhan 430060, Peoples R China

[2] Wuhan Univ, East Hosp, Dept Anesthesiol, Renmin Hosp, Wuhan 430060, Peoples R China

[3] Wuhan Childrens Hosp, Dept Orthoped, Wuhan 430016, Peoples R China

[4] Wuhan Univ, Renmin Hosp, Wuhan 430060, Peoples R China

关键词: COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    Health worker infection;    Personal protective equipment;    Asymptomatic infection;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.05.060

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused great public concern worldwide due to its high rates of infectivity and pathogenicity. The Chinese government responded in a timely manner, alleviated the dilemma, achieved a huge victory and lockdown has now been lifted in Wuhan. However, the outbreak has occurred in more than 200 other countries. Globally, as of 9:56 am CEST on 19 May 2020, there have been 4,696,849 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 315,131 deaths, reported to Word Health Organization (WHO). The spread of COVID-19 overwhelmed the healthcare systems of many countries and even crashed the fragile healthcare systems of some. Although the situation in each country is different, health workers play a critical role in the fight against COVID-19. In this review, we highlight the status of health worker infections in China and other countries, especially the causes of infection in China and the standardised protocol to protect health workers from the perspective of an anaesthesiologist, in the hope of providing references to reduce medical infections and contain the COVID-19 epidemic.

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