Response and Operating Room Preparation for the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Perspective From the National Heart Centre in Singapore

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory disease from a novel coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, is now a public health emergency and pandemic. Singapore, as a major international transportation hub in Asia, has been one of the worst h...

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Published in:Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2020-09, Vol.34 (9), p.2331-2337
Main Authors: Tan, Zihui, Phoon, Priscilla Hui Yi, Zeng, Ling Antonia, Fu, Jing, Lim, Xiao Ting, Tan, Teing Ee, Loh, Kenny Wei-Tsen, Goh, Meng Huat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - surgery
COVID-19
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Health Personnel - standards
Humans
operating room
Operating Rooms - methods
Operating Rooms - standards
outbreak
pandemic
Pandemics
Personal Protective Equipment - standards
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - surgery
response
SARS-CoV-2
Singapore - epidemiology
Workflow
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Summary:The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory disease from a novel coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, is now a public health emergency and pandemic. Singapore, as a major international transportation hub in Asia, has been one of the worst hit countries by the disease. With the advent of local transmission, the authors share their preparation and response planning for the operating room of the National Heart Centre Singapore, the largest cardiothoracic tertiary center in Singapore. Protection of staff and patients, environmental concerns, and other logistic and equipment issues are considered.
ISSN:1053-0770
1532-8422
DOI:10.1053/j.jvca.2020.03.050