Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
J Korean Med Sci. 2021 Dec 27;36(50):e343. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e343.
As hospitals cater to elderly and vulnerable patients, a high mortality rate is expected if a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak occurs. Consequently, policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in hospital settings are essential. This study was conducted to investigate how effectively national and international guidelines provide recommendations for infection control issues in hospitals. After selecting important issues in infection control, we performed a systematic review and analysis of recommendations and guidelines for preventing COVID-19 transmission within medical institutions at national and international levels. We analyzed guidelines from the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Recent guidelines do not provide specific solutions to infection control issues. Therefore, efforts need to be made to devise consistent advice and guidelines for COVID-19 control.
由于医院照顾的是老年和脆弱患者，如果发生 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫情，预计死亡率会很高。因此，在医院环境中防止 COVID-19 传播的政策至关重要。本研究旨在调查国家和国际指南在多大程度上为医院感染控制问题提供建议。在选择感染控制的重要问题后，我们对国家和国际各级医疗机构预防 COVID-19 传播的建议和指南进行了系统审查和分析。我们分析了世界卫生组织、疾病控制和预防中心、欧洲疾病预防和控制中心以及韩国疾病控制和预防机构的指南。最近的指南没有为感染控制问题提供具体的解决方案。因此，需要努力制定针对 COVID-19 控制的一致建议和指南。
