Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Mar;42(3):341-343. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.398. Epub 2020 Aug 3.
We implemented universal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of patients undergoing surgical procedures as a means to conserve personal protective equipment (PPE). The rate of asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was <0.5%, which suggests that early local public health interventions were successful. Although our protocol was resource intensive, it prevented exposures to healthcare team members.
我们对接受手术的患者实施了普遍的严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2（SARS-CoV-2）检测，以此作为节约个人防护设备（PPE）的手段。无症状 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的发生率<0.5%，这表明早期的当地公共卫生干预措施是成功的。尽管我们的方案资源密集，但它防止了医疗保健团队成员的暴露。
