Albert Heather, Heipel Diane, Thakre Tushar P, Hess Olivia, Cooper Kaila, Pryor Rachel, Smallacombe Mark, Moore Charlene, Godbout Emily, Findling Robert, Bearman Gonzalo
Hospital Infection Prevention Program, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA USA.
North Hospital, 1300 E. Main St., 2nd Floor, Room 100, Box 980019, Richmond, VA 23298 USA.
Curr Treat Options Infect Dis. 2021;13(4):165-174. doi: 10.1007/s40506-021-00255-8. Epub 2021 Oct 14.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way healthcare services are provided and created challenges to the delivery of behavioral health in the inpatient setting. Here, we present our front-line experience of infection prevention for the psychiatric patient in the COVID era.
There are unique challenges surrounding COVID-19 precautions within inpatient psychiatric settings. The challenges presented to psychiatric care by COVID-19 begin in the emergency department and follow the patient through the continuum of care once admitted to the facility. Unit infrastructure, patient population, treatment modalities, staffing considerations, and discharge planning are distinct instances where COVID-19 protocols that are well-suited for other hospital settings necessitate revision for psychiatric settings.
The purpose of this communication is to add to the current body of shared experience of infection prevention for the psychiatric patient in the COVID-19 era.
新冠疫情影响了医疗服务的提供方式，并给住院环境中的行为健康服务带来了挑战。在此，我们介绍我们在新冠时代对精神科患者进行感染预防的一线经验。
住院精神科环境中围绕新冠预防措施存在独特挑战。新冠疫情给精神科护理带来的挑战始于急诊科，并在患者入院后贯穿整个护理过程。单元基础设施、患者群体、治疗方式、人员配置考虑以及出院计划等方面，在其他医院环境中适用的新冠协议在精神科环境中需要修订。
本交流的目的是为新冠时代精神科患者感染预防的现有共享经验增添内容。
