Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Oct;163(4):705-706. doi: 10.1177/0194599820933597. Epub 2020 Jun 2.
The rapidly changing health care climate related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in numerous changes to health care systems and in practices that protect both the public and the workers who serve in hospitals around the country. As a result, these past few months have seen a drastic reduction in outpatient visits. With phased reopening and appropriate guidance, health care systems are attempting to return to normal. The experiences and lessons learned are described, and we provide guiding principles to allow for a safe and effective return to outpatient care.
与 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)相关的医疗保健环境迅速变化,导致医疗保健系统和保护全国医院的公众和工作人员的做法发生了许多变化。因此,过去几个月门诊就诊量急剧下降。随着分阶段重新开放和适当的指导,医疗保健系统正在努力恢复正常。本文描述了相关经验和教训,并提供了指导原则,以确保安全有效的门诊医疗服务恢复。