Chapter 6. Protection of patients and staff during a pandemic. Recommendations and standard operating procedures for intensive care unit and hospital preparations for an influenza epidemic or mass disaster.
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serval:BIB_A456A6BF5135
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Chapter 6. Protection of patients and staff during a pandemic. Recommendations and standard operating procedures for intensive care unit and hospital preparations for an influenza epidemic or mass disaster.
Journal
Intensive care medicine
Working group(s)
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine's Task Force for intensive care unit triage during an influenza epidemic or mass disaster
Contributor(s)
Christian M.D., Camargo R., Ceraso D., Azoulay E., Duguet A., Guery B., Reinhart K., Adini B., Barlavie Y., Benin-Goren O., Cohen R., Klein M., Leoniv Y., Margalit G., Rubinovitch B., Sonnenblick M., Sprung C.L., Steinberg A., Weissman C., Wolff D., Kesecioglu J., de Jong M., Moreno R., An Y., Du B., Joynt G.M., Colvin J., Loo S., Richards G., Artigas A., Pugin J., Amundson D., Devereaux A., Beigel J., Danis M., Farmer C., Hick J.L., Maki D., Masur H., Rubinson L., Sandrock C., Talmor D., Truog R., Zimmerman J., Brett S., Montgomery H., Rhodes A., Sanderson F., Taylor B., Sprung C.L., Adini B., Azoulay E., Christian M.D., Cohen R., de Jong M., Montgomery H., Rubinson L., Sandrock C., Sonnenblick M., Talmor D.
ISSN
1432-1238 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0342-4642
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
36
Number
Suppl 1
Pages
S45-54
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Guideline ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
To provide recommendations and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital preparations for an influenza pandemic or mass disaster with a specific focus on protection of patients and staff.
Based on a literature review and expert opinion, a Delphi process was used to define the essential topics including protection of patients and staff.
Key recommendations include: (1) prepare infection control and occupational health policies for clinical risks relating to potential disease transmission; (2) decrease clinical risks and provide adequate facilities through advanced planning to maximise capacity by increasing essential equipment, drugs, supplies and encouraging staff availability; (3) create robust systems to maintain staff confidence and safety by minimising non-clinical risks and maintaining or escalating essential services; (4) prepare formal reassurance plans for legal protection; (5) provide assistance to staff working outside their normal domains.
Judicious planning and adoption of protocols for protection of patients and staff are necessary to optimise outcomes during a pandemic.
Based on a literature review and expert opinion, a Delphi process was used to define the essential topics including protection of patients and staff.
Key recommendations include: (1) prepare infection control and occupational health policies for clinical risks relating to potential disease transmission; (2) decrease clinical risks and provide adequate facilities through advanced planning to maximise capacity by increasing essential equipment, drugs, supplies and encouraging staff availability; (3) create robust systems to maintain staff confidence and safety by minimising non-clinical risks and maintaining or escalating essential services; (4) prepare formal reassurance plans for legal protection; (5) provide assistance to staff working outside their normal domains.
Judicious planning and adoption of protocols for protection of patients and staff are necessary to optimise outcomes during a pandemic.
Keywords
Disaster Planning/organization & administration, Disaster Planning/standards, Disease Outbreaks, Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control, Humans, Infection Control/methods, Infection Control/standards, Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype, Influenza, Human/epidemiology, Influenza, Human/therapy, Inservice Training/methods, Inservice Training/standards, Intensive Care Units/organization & administration, Intensive Care Units/standards, Mass Casualty Incidents, Occupational Health, Safety Management/methods, Safety Management/organization & administration, Safety Management/standards, Triage/methods, Triage/standards, Violence/prevention & control, Workforce
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Web of science
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Yes
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