Infection control in the intensive care unit: expert consensus statements for SARS-CoV-2 using a Delphi method.
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Title
Infection control in the intensive care unit: expert consensus statements for SARS-CoV-2 using a Delphi method.
Journal
The Lancet. Infectious diseases
ISSN
1474-4457 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1473-3099
Publication state
Published
Issued date
03/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
22
Number
3
Pages
e74-e87
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, health-care workers and uninfected patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are at risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2 as a result of transmission from infected patients and health-care workers. In the absence of high-quality evidence on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, clinical practice of infection control and prevention in ICUs varies widely. Using a Delphi process, international experts in intensive care, infectious diseases, and infection control developed consensus statements on infection control for SARS-CoV-2 in an ICU. Consensus was achieved for 31 (94%) of 33 statements, from which 25 clinical practice statements were issued. These statements include guidance on ICU design and engineering, health-care worker safety, visiting policy, personal protective equipment, patients and procedures, disinfection, and sterilisation. Consensus was not reached on optimal return to work criteria for health-care workers who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 or the acceptable disinfection strategy for heat-sensitive instruments used for airway management of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Well designed studies are needed to assess the effects of these practice statements and address the remaining uncertainties.
Keywords
COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccines/administration & dosage, Consensus, Delphi Technique, Health Personnel/standards, Humans, Infection Control/standards, Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/prevention & control, Intensive Care Units/standards, Personal Protective Equipment/standards, SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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03/12/2021 13:03
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25/01/2024 7:39