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Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology ( GISE ) position paper for Cath lab‐specific preparedness recommendations for healthcare providers in case of suspected, probable or confirmed cases of COVID ‐19
Author(s) -
Tarantini Giuseppe,
Fraccaro Chiara,
Chieffo Alaide,
Marchese Alfredo,
Tarantino Fabio Felice,
Rigattieri Stefano,
Limbruno Ugo,
Mauro Ciro,
La Manna Alessio,
Castiglioni Battistina,
Longoni Matteo,
Berti Sergio,
Greco Francesco,
Musumeci Giuseppe,
Esposito Giovanni
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.28888
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , cath lab , preparedness , interventional cardiology , health care , position paper , position (finance) , medical emergency , emergency medicine , cardiology , virology , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , finance , myocardial infarction , conventional pci , political science , law , economics , economic growth , outbreak
COVID‐19 pandemic raised the issue to guarantee the proper level of care to patients with acute cardiovascular diseases and concomitant suspected or confirmed COVID‐19 and, in the meantime safety and protection of healthcare providers. The aim of this position paper is to provide standards to healthcare facilities and healthcare providers on infection prevention and control measures during the management of suspected and confirmed cases of 2019‐nCoV infection accessing in cath‐lab. The document represents the view of the Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (GISE), and it is based on recommendations from the main World and European Health Organizations (WHO, and ECDC) as well as from the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI).