Naveed Hasan, Leung Victor, Zarei-Ghanavati Mehran, Leak Christopher, Liu Christopher
Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK.
J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2020 Aug 6;15(3):400-407. doi: 10.18502/jovr.v15i3.7458. eCollection 2020 Jul-Sep.
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitates implementation of exposure control measures in all facets of the healthcare sector. Healthcare professionals who work in busy ophthalmology clinics and theaters are amidst the highest at-risk of contracting COVID-19. The authors review the up-to-date scientific evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission to demystify and explain the exposure control options available for ophthalmic workplace and offer insights from an industrial hygiene standpoint. As the we enter the post-COVID world, these measures will be critical to enhance workplace safety, and thus protect patients and staff alike.
新冠疫情使得医疗保健部门的各个方面都必须实施接触控制措施。在繁忙的眼科诊所和手术室工作的医护人员感染新冠病毒的风险极高。作者回顾了严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)传播的最新科学证据,以揭开谜团并解释眼科工作场所可用的接触控制选项,并从工业卫生的角度提供见解。随着我们进入后新冠时代,这些措施对于提高工作场所安全性至关重要,从而保护患者和工作人员。