Instituting Pandemic Plans in a Singapore Anaesthesia Unit: The Challenges and Learning Points  

作　　者：Lydia Weiling Li Prit Anand Singh Chou Liang Mah Ong Lay Teng Qian Jun Tong Xiang Long Louis Ng Lydia Weiling Li;Prit Anand Singh;Chou Liang Mah;Ong Lay Teng;Qian Jun Tong;Xiang Long Louis Ng(Department of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Changi General Hospital, Singapore;Division of Nursing, Operating Theatre, Changi General Hospital, Singapore)

机构地区：[1]Department of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Changi General Hospital, Singapore [2]Division of Nursing, Operating Theatre, Changi General Hospital, Singapore

出　　处：《Open Journal of Anesthesiology》2020年第7期263-276,共14页麻醉学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Its rapid spread has put a strain on healthcare systems globally. Singapore ranked the highest in terms of reported cases outside of China in the first few weeks of this outbreak. The management of a patient with COVID-19 in the Operating Theatre (OT) presents a unique set of challenges to the Anaesthetist. Delivery of timely and quality care must be upheld while reducing the risk of transmission to healthcare staff and other patients. This article describes our Anaesthesia Unit’s experiences and challenges in instituting our pandemic plans. The authors hope that the sharing of our experience and practical approach would be useful to other Anaesthesia Units worldwide.The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Its rapid spread has put a strain on healthcare systems globally. Singapore ranked the highest in terms of reported cases outside of China in the first few weeks of this outbreak. The management of a patient with COVID-19 in the Operating Theatre (OT) presents a unique set of challenges to the Anaesthetist. Delivery of timely and quality care must be upheld while reducing the risk of transmission to healthcare staff and other patients. This article describes our Anaesthesia Unit’s experiences and challenges in instituting our pandemic plans. The authors hope that the sharing of our experience and practical approach would be useful to other Anaesthesia Units worldwide.

关 键 词：COVID-19 ANAESTHESIA Operation Theatre PREPAREDNESS SARS-CoV-2 PANDEMIC PPE MANPOWER 

分 类 号：G63[文化科学—教育学]