Browsing by keyword "infection control"

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    • COVID-19, Ebola, Spacesuits, and Infection Control: What PPE Does for HCWs
      Hatch, Steven C. (2020-05-26)
      The goals of this presentation are to: explain the general concepts of infection control; highlight differences between infection control approaches, especially contact/droplet vs. airborne; explain the concept of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); discuss particular instances of infection control/PPE use (Ebola); review N95 versus Surgical Mask protection in COVID; and emphasize the importance of handwashing in the COVID outbreak.

    • Ramping up Delivery of Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guidance Statement from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 Task Force
      Engelman, Daniel; Lother, Sylvain; George, Isaac; Ailawadi, Gorav; Atluri, Pavan; Grant, Michael C.; Haft, Jonathan W.; Hassan, Ansar; Legare, Jean-Francois; Whitman, Glenn; et al. (2020-05-11)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound global impact. Its rapid transmissibility has transformed healthcare delivery and forced countries to adopt strict measures to contain its spread. The vast majority of U.S. cardiac surgical programs have deferred all but truly emergent/urgent operative procedures in an effort to reduce the burden on the healthcare system and to mobilize resources to combat the pandemic surge. While the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase worldwide, the incidence of new cases has begun to decline in many North American cities. This "flattening of the curve" has prompted interest in re-opening the economy, relaxing public health restrictions, and resuming non-urgent health care delivery.