Open AccessRecommendations for perinatal and neonatal surgical management during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Lijuan Ma,
Yunlong Zhao,
Yandong Wei,
Chao Liu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i14.2893
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , intensive care medicine , covid-19 , coronavirus , personal protective equipment , emergency department , disease , medical emergency , emergency medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has spread rapidly around the world and is a significant threat to global health. Patients in the Neonatal Surgery Department have rapidly progressing diseases and immature immunity, which makes them vulnerable to pulmonary infection and a relatively higher mortality. This means that these patients require multidisciplinary treatment including early diagnosis, timely transport, emergency surgery and intensive critical care. The COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to carrying out these treatments. To provide support for the health protection requirements of the medical services in the Neonatal Surgery Department, we developed recommendations focusing on patient transport, surgery selection and protection requirements with the aim of improving treatment strategies for patients and preventing infection in medical staff during the current COVID-19 pandemic.