Participants should be able to:
-Apply infection control principles to protect themselves and their patients
-Select anesthesia equipment and supplies that reduce vulnerability to supply chain interruptions during a pandemic
Safe and Sustainable: Balancing Infection Control and Environmental Health (U...Harriet Hopf
Goals:
1. Dispel the misconceptions associated with single use disposable devices, equipment, and supplies
2. Describe the differences between linear and circular supply chains
3. Apply risk reduction principles, including comprehensive cost-benefit assessments to purchasing decisions
COVID-19 When to use a Surgical Face Mask or FFP3 RespiratorUpdesh Yadav
When caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, healthcare workers should wear appropriate personal protective equipment depending on the level of contact and risk of aerosol generation. A surgical face mask is sufficient for cohorted areas with no patient contact or for close contact care not involving aerosol generating procedures. An FFP3 respirator, gown, gloves and eye protection should be worn for high risk aerosol generating procedures or in areas where they are commonly performed, like ICUs. Proper donning and doffing of PPE is important to minimize self-contamination.
Guidelines for ultrasound establishment s during the covid 19 pandemicDr. Jyoti Malik
This document provides guidelines for ultrasound establishments during the COVID-19 pandemic. It outlines recommendations for patient scheduling and triaging, informed consent procedures, venue sanitation, equipment sanitation, accelerating report availability, procuring protective supplies, and educating staff. Key recommendations include postponing non-essential scans, advanced scheduling to reduce wait times, thorough screening of patients, using appropriate PPE based on patient risk, frequent sanitization of surfaces, disinfecting ultrasound equipment between patients, and training staff on safety protocols. The guidelines aim to minimize exposure risks for both patients and healthcare workers while still providing necessary care.
The document provides guidance on triage, source control and additional control measures for healthcare facilities during infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19. It discusses preparing signage and designated areas for triaging patients, installing barriers to protect staff, isolating suspected cases, cohorting patients, and protecting healthcare workers through appropriate use of PPE and limiting exposures. It also provides recommendations on ventilation, performing surgeries, testing healthcare workers, and whether confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients need airborne isolation rooms.
ICU Protocol: Prone Positioning in the Intubated Adult ICU Patient (ver 3.3).
By Dr Lee CK, Dr. Cheah KS, Dr. Chiang CF.
Dept of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Sg Buloh Hospital.
Change of neurosurgical planning during COVID-19 pandemic and endemic eraAmit Ghosh
- All patients undergoing surgery should be considered positive for COVID-19 unless proven otherwise, and appropriate PPE should be used.
- For elective surgeries, a chest CT scan and COVID test are recommended pre-operatively. Surgeries should be postponed for COVID-positive patients or those with unknown status.
- Special precautions are outlined for endoscopic or endonasal surgeries on COVID-positive patients due to risk of transmission, including use of PAPRs by all OR staff or choosing alternative surgical approaches if possible.
PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF COVID 19 SUSPECT/ CONFIRMED PATIENTBhagwatiPrasad18
These recommendations are based on recent guidelines and protocols followed in major hospitals in India and also from recent articles published online. This cannot be taken as final. Guidelines will be updated from time to time.
Watch this presentation in laptop/ pc as slideshow for beautiful animations.
- Critical care management of COVID-19 patients requires strict safety precautions including appropriate PPE and isolation protocols.
- Rapid assessment and treatment of hypoxemia is essential, utilizing oxygen devices that minimize aerosol risk when possible and intubating only as a last resort.
- Conservative fluid management and careful sedation are recommended, along with routine ICU care adapted for COVID-19 patients.
- Various life-threatening complications may arise and require specialized management of oxygenation, ventilation, and potential extubation.
Safe and Sustainable: Balancing Infection Control and Environmental Health (U...Harriet Hopf
Goals:
1. Dispel the misconceptions associated with single use disposable devices, equipment, and supplies
2. Describe the differences between linear and circular supply chains
3. Apply risk reduction principles, including comprehensive cost-benefit assessments to purchasing decisions
COVID-19 When to use a Surgical Face Mask or FFP3 RespiratorUpdesh Yadav
When caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, healthcare workers should wear appropriate personal protective equipment depending on the level of contact and risk of aerosol generation. A surgical face mask is sufficient for cohorted areas with no patient contact or for close contact care not involving aerosol generating procedures. An FFP3 respirator, gown, gloves and eye protection should be worn for high risk aerosol generating procedures or in areas where they are commonly performed, like ICUs. Proper donning and doffing of PPE is important to minimize self-contamination.
Guidelines for ultrasound establishment s during the covid 19 pandemicDr. Jyoti Malik
This document provides guidelines for ultrasound establishments during the COVID-19 pandemic. It outlines recommendations for patient scheduling and triaging, informed consent procedures, venue sanitation, equipment sanitation, accelerating report availability, procuring protective supplies, and educating staff. Key recommendations include postponing non-essential scans, advanced scheduling to reduce wait times, thorough screening of patients, using appropriate PPE based on patient risk, frequent sanitization of surfaces, disinfecting ultrasound equipment between patients, and training staff on safety protocols. The guidelines aim to minimize exposure risks for both patients and healthcare workers while still providing necessary care.
The document provides guidance on triage, source control and additional control measures for healthcare facilities during infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19. It discusses preparing signage and designated areas for triaging patients, installing barriers to protect staff, isolating suspected cases, cohorting patients, and protecting healthcare workers through appropriate use of PPE and limiting exposures. It also provides recommendations on ventilation, performing surgeries, testing healthcare workers, and whether confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients need airborne isolation rooms.
ICU Protocol: Prone Positioning in the Intubated Adult ICU Patient (ver 3.3).
By Dr Lee CK, Dr. Cheah KS, Dr. Chiang CF.
Dept of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Sg Buloh Hospital.
Change of neurosurgical planning during COVID-19 pandemic and endemic eraAmit Ghosh
- All patients undergoing surgery should be considered positive for COVID-19 unless proven otherwise, and appropriate PPE should be used.
- For elective surgeries, a chest CT scan and COVID test are recommended pre-operatively. Surgeries should be postponed for COVID-positive patients or those with unknown status.
- Special precautions are outlined for endoscopic or endonasal surgeries on COVID-positive patients due to risk of transmission, including use of PAPRs by all OR staff or choosing alternative surgical approaches if possible.
PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF COVID 19 SUSPECT/ CONFIRMED PATIENTBhagwatiPrasad18
These recommendations are based on recent guidelines and protocols followed in major hospitals in India and also from recent articles published online. This cannot be taken as final. Guidelines will be updated from time to time.
Watch this presentation in laptop/ pc as slideshow for beautiful animations.
- Critical care management of COVID-19 patients requires strict safety precautions including appropriate PPE and isolation protocols.
- Rapid assessment and treatment of hypoxemia is essential, utilizing oxygen devices that minimize aerosol risk when possible and intubating only as a last resort.
- Conservative fluid management and careful sedation are recommended, along with routine ICU care adapted for COVID-19 patients.
- Various life-threatening complications may arise and require specialized management of oxygenation, ventilation, and potential extubation.
Webinar Series on COVID-19: Jointly organized by Malaysian Society of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases (MyICID) & Institute for Clinical Research, NIH
Speaker: Dr Lee Chew Kiok, Consultant Intensivist, Hospital Sungai Buloh, MOH Malaysia.
More info about the speaker and this webinar available here: https://clinupcovid.mailerpage.com/resources/g8q7y5-critical-care-of-covid-19
COVID-19 Management of a suspected case of COVID-19Updesh Yadav
This document provides guidance for managing suspected cases of COVID-19, including determining whether a patient requires secondary care or can remain at home, infection control procedures, testing and notification requirements. It outlines that patients presenting with pneumonia, respiratory distress or influenza-like symptoms should be tested for COVID-19 regardless of travel history. It also describes home isolation procedures for patients with COVID-19 symptoms but who are well enough to remain at home, as well as follow up actions if their condition worsens or does not improve after 7 days.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation during covid19 eraShanei Ali
This document provides guidance for performing CPR on patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. It outlines three key principles: 1) Reduce healthcare worker exposure by using full PPE, limiting personnel, and mechanical CPR devices when possible. 2) Prioritize interventions like early intubation and mechanical ventilation that reduce aerosol generation. 3) Consider whether starting or continuing CPR is appropriate based on the patient's prognosis, goals of care, and risk to providers. It also provides recommendations for intra-hospital transport, end of life discussions, and modifying guidelines for the Yemeni context through improved teamwork, communication, and infection control protocols.
Dr. Awadhesh Sharma is an interventional cardiologist who has extensive training and experience. He has performed over 10,000 cardiac procedures and published numerous research papers. Currently, he works as an assistant professor of cardiology and is actively involved in community outreach about heart health. The document then discusses recommendations for performing CPR on COVID-19 patients to minimize risk to providers, including using full PPE for chest compressions and prioritizing ventilation strategies with lower aerosolization. It also notes the need to consider appropriateness of resuscitation based on factors like age and comorbidities.
Impact of covid-19 on surgical and other interventionsGaurav Agarwal
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the practice and outcomes of surgery and non-surgical interventions. The perceptions, practices, protocols and performance (outcomes)- of surgeons and interventionalists have changed due to the threat of COVID-19 infection for patient as well as the health care workers.
The engineer's secrets for prevention of hospital acquired infectionsLallu Joseph
Engineering controls to be put in place in hospitals to prevent hospital acquired infections- HAI
Areas covered- Hand Hygiene Infrastructure, Reprocessing, Environmental Controls, Isolation Rooms, Operating Rooms, CSSD, Emergency Rooms, ICRA,
This document provides guidance on ventilatory management of COVID-19 patients. It discusses preparing ICU units, criteria for ICU admission, general measures including oxygen supplementation and ventilation strategies. It covers the use of HFNO, NIV, intubation and airway management precautions. Ventilation strategies for ARDS like lung protective ventilation with lower tidal volumes are recommended. Other strategies like prone positioning, higher PEEP and recruitment maneuvers are discussed. ECMO is considered for refractory hypoxemia. Weaning, extubation and complications are also addressed.
OVID-19 Management experience
What we learned from bedside experience in COVID-19 treatment
Dr. Essam A. Salem, ICU Registrar, Meeqat GENERAL.HOSPITAL, Head OF ICU Unit Meeqat General Hospital
COVID 19 PHARMACY MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR PHARMACISTS Jonils Macwan
This document provides guidelines for pharmacists on managing COVID-19. It discusses the roles and responsibilities of pharmacists in providing care and ensuring adequate supplies. It outlines how pharmacists should collect information on COVID-19 and details protocols for patient services, PPE use, hand hygiene techniques, OPD management, and donning/doffing masks. Key responsibilities include educating the public, promoting prevention, and ensuring continuity of pharmaceutical services. Social distancing measures and limiting patient numbers are advised.
1. Postpone all elective surgeries and develop clear plans for essential and emergency surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Educate all surgical staff on proper use of personal protective equipment and management of COVID-19 patients to reduce transmission.
3. Limit exposure of healthcare workers by restricting unnecessary staff in operating rooms, practicing strict precautions, and having infected staff self-isolate.
This document provides guidance on clinical management, infection prevention and control, and potential treatments for 2019-nCoV (novel coronavirus). It outlines surveillance case definitions, symptoms and potential complications, management strategies for various disease severities, prevention of complications, specific anti-viral treatments under investigation, and special considerations for pregnant or immunocompromised patients. It stresses the importance of immediate implementation of appropriate infection control measures.
This document provides guidance on screening, triage, and care of patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI). It outlines how to recognize SARI patients needing hospitalization, apply infection prevention measures, provide emergency care, and ensure safe transfer to intensive care units. The document emphasizes the need to identify critically ill SARI patients early, treat them promptly with evidence-based supportive therapies, and closely monitor their condition. It also discusses risk factors for severe disease and clinical signs suggestive of SARI that warrant hospitalization.
This document provides guidance on monitoring patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI), including those with COVID-19. It emphasizes the importance of monitoring for early detection of clinical deterioration so that life-saving treatments can be administered promptly. Key parameters to monitor include respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, and level of consciousness. Frequency of monitoring should be determined by the patient's condition and local resources, with critically ill patients monitored as often as every 5-15 minutes initially. Abnormal readings should prompt a clinical review and adjustment of care. Early warning scoring systems can help recognize deterioration earlier and trigger an escalated response.
This document provides an overview of infection prevention policies and practices for outpatient hemodialysis facilities. It recommends that all staff and patients receive annual influenza and hepatitis B vaccines. It also outlines precautions such as dedicating equipment, disinfecting surfaces, and proper hand hygiene to prevent the spread of infections between patients. Facilities should have policies to separate patients with active infections and conduct routine testing for hepatitis B and C.
The document outlines several nursing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations to address them. Key challenges include the difficulty predicting disease progression, increased healthcare worker anxiety and need, and risks of viral transmission during acute respiratory failure management and intubation. Recommendations focus on early preparation for surge capacity, optimizing PPE use and training, monitoring exposed staff, implementing infection control measures, considering alternative care areas, and maintaining usual research and teaching activities while evaluating collateral effects of treatments.
This document provides guidance on COVID-19 care and testing in Mumbai, India. It outlines what to do if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, such as consulting a family doctor to prescribe a COVID test or determine if home or institutional quarantine is needed. It describes how and where to get tested, the different levels of care (home, institutional quarantine, hospitalization), estimated costs of treatment depending on hospital size and public versus private, and precautions like maintaining sanitation and monitoring oxygen levels.
Surgical practice during covid 19 pandemic- Dr H V ShivaramDr.Shivaram HV
This document provides guidance for surgeons on surgical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. It recommends protecting oneself with appropriate personal protective equipment, frequent hand hygiene, and treating every patient as potentially COVID-19 positive. For surgical cases, it advises minimizing aerosol-generating procedures when possible and taking precautions such as proper ventilation and air filtration in operating rooms. Younger surgeons are encouraged to continue developing their skills during this time through online learning and teaching opportunities. The document emphasizes optimizing patient and staff safety while continuing to provide necessary surgical care during the pandemic.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common nosocomial infection that occurs in patients on mechanical ventilation. It can develop within the first 5 days of intubation or later after the 10th day. Risk factors include prolonged mechanical ventilation, comorbidities, and improper infection control practices. Common causative organisms include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus for early-onset VAP and Pseudomonas, MRSA, and drug-resistant Gram-negative rods for late-onset VAP. Diagnosis is based on clinical, microbiological, and radiological criteria though there is no gold standard. Treatment involves administering appropriate
Polices for intensive care units / critical care units ANILKUMAR BR
What is a Policy?
A Policy is a statement, verbal, written or implied, of those principles and rules that are set by Board of Directors as guidelines on organizations actions.
There should be written polices for the intensive care units or critical care units which will guide the personnel working there.
The polices making body, there should be representation from administrative team, medical team and the nursing team.
ADMISSION POLICES: This should specify whether the patients can be admitted directly to CCU /ICU or through the casualty department.
There should be polices regarding the admission of medico-legal cases.
Infection control in intensive care unitwanted1361
The document outlines infection control protocols for the intensive care unit, including strategies to reduce infection risks such as hand hygiene, aseptic techniques during procedures, and environmental cleaning. It discusses sources of cross-infection in the ICU and recommendations for patient care equipment reprocessing. The document also provides guidance on unit design, ventilation, traffic flow, and protocols for visitors and non-ICU staff.
Patient safety is a fundamental principle of healthcare. Adverse events may result from problems in practice, products, procedures or systems. Improving patient safety demands a complex, system-wide effort involving performance improvement, risk management, infection control, safe clinical practices, and a safe environment of care. Unsafe injections expose millions of people to infections worldwide each year. Ensuring single-use injection devices and safety boxes are available in every healthcare facility can prevent reuse and unsafe waste disposal.
The document outlines the International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) which are aimed at reducing common causes of medical errors and improving patient safety. It discusses the goals of correctly identifying patients, improving communication effectiveness, improving safety of high-alert medications, ensuring correct surgery procedures, reducing healthcare-associated infections, and reducing risks of patient harm from falls. For each goal, it provides more details on the specific processes and standards involved in achieving that goal.
Webinar Series on COVID-19: Jointly organized by Malaysian Society of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases (MyICID) & Institute for Clinical Research, NIH
Speaker: Dr Lee Chew Kiok, Consultant Intensivist, Hospital Sungai Buloh, MOH Malaysia.
More info about the speaker and this webinar available here: https://clinupcovid.mailerpage.com/resources/g8q7y5-critical-care-of-covid-19
COVID-19 Management of a suspected case of COVID-19Updesh Yadav
This document provides guidance for managing suspected cases of COVID-19, including determining whether a patient requires secondary care or can remain at home, infection control procedures, testing and notification requirements. It outlines that patients presenting with pneumonia, respiratory distress or influenza-like symptoms should be tested for COVID-19 regardless of travel history. It also describes home isolation procedures for patients with COVID-19 symptoms but who are well enough to remain at home, as well as follow up actions if their condition worsens or does not improve after 7 days.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation during covid19 eraShanei Ali
This document provides guidance for performing CPR on patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. It outlines three key principles: 1) Reduce healthcare worker exposure by using full PPE, limiting personnel, and mechanical CPR devices when possible. 2) Prioritize interventions like early intubation and mechanical ventilation that reduce aerosol generation. 3) Consider whether starting or continuing CPR is appropriate based on the patient's prognosis, goals of care, and risk to providers. It also provides recommendations for intra-hospital transport, end of life discussions, and modifying guidelines for the Yemeni context through improved teamwork, communication, and infection control protocols.
Dr. Awadhesh Sharma is an interventional cardiologist who has extensive training and experience. He has performed over 10,000 cardiac procedures and published numerous research papers. Currently, he works as an assistant professor of cardiology and is actively involved in community outreach about heart health. The document then discusses recommendations for performing CPR on COVID-19 patients to minimize risk to providers, including using full PPE for chest compressions and prioritizing ventilation strategies with lower aerosolization. It also notes the need to consider appropriateness of resuscitation based on factors like age and comorbidities.
Impact of covid-19 on surgical and other interventionsGaurav Agarwal
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the practice and outcomes of surgery and non-surgical interventions. The perceptions, practices, protocols and performance (outcomes)- of surgeons and interventionalists have changed due to the threat of COVID-19 infection for patient as well as the health care workers.
The engineer's secrets for prevention of hospital acquired infectionsLallu Joseph
Engineering controls to be put in place in hospitals to prevent hospital acquired infections- HAI
Areas covered- Hand Hygiene Infrastructure, Reprocessing, Environmental Controls, Isolation Rooms, Operating Rooms, CSSD, Emergency Rooms, ICRA,
This document provides guidance on ventilatory management of COVID-19 patients. It discusses preparing ICU units, criteria for ICU admission, general measures including oxygen supplementation and ventilation strategies. It covers the use of HFNO, NIV, intubation and airway management precautions. Ventilation strategies for ARDS like lung protective ventilation with lower tidal volumes are recommended. Other strategies like prone positioning, higher PEEP and recruitment maneuvers are discussed. ECMO is considered for refractory hypoxemia. Weaning, extubation and complications are also addressed.
OVID-19 Management experience
What we learned from bedside experience in COVID-19 treatment
Dr. Essam A. Salem, ICU Registrar, Meeqat GENERAL.HOSPITAL, Head OF ICU Unit Meeqat General Hospital
COVID 19 PHARMACY MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR PHARMACISTS Jonils Macwan
This document provides guidelines for pharmacists on managing COVID-19. It discusses the roles and responsibilities of pharmacists in providing care and ensuring adequate supplies. It outlines how pharmacists should collect information on COVID-19 and details protocols for patient services, PPE use, hand hygiene techniques, OPD management, and donning/doffing masks. Key responsibilities include educating the public, promoting prevention, and ensuring continuity of pharmaceutical services. Social distancing measures and limiting patient numbers are advised.
1. Postpone all elective surgeries and develop clear plans for essential and emergency surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Educate all surgical staff on proper use of personal protective equipment and management of COVID-19 patients to reduce transmission.
3. Limit exposure of healthcare workers by restricting unnecessary staff in operating rooms, practicing strict precautions, and having infected staff self-isolate.
This document provides guidance on clinical management, infection prevention and control, and potential treatments for 2019-nCoV (novel coronavirus). It outlines surveillance case definitions, symptoms and potential complications, management strategies for various disease severities, prevention of complications, specific anti-viral treatments under investigation, and special considerations for pregnant or immunocompromised patients. It stresses the importance of immediate implementation of appropriate infection control measures.
This document provides guidance on screening, triage, and care of patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI). It outlines how to recognize SARI patients needing hospitalization, apply infection prevention measures, provide emergency care, and ensure safe transfer to intensive care units. The document emphasizes the need to identify critically ill SARI patients early, treat them promptly with evidence-based supportive therapies, and closely monitor their condition. It also discusses risk factors for severe disease and clinical signs suggestive of SARI that warrant hospitalization.
This document provides guidance on monitoring patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI), including those with COVID-19. It emphasizes the importance of monitoring for early detection of clinical deterioration so that life-saving treatments can be administered promptly. Key parameters to monitor include respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, and level of consciousness. Frequency of monitoring should be determined by the patient's condition and local resources, with critically ill patients monitored as often as every 5-15 minutes initially. Abnormal readings should prompt a clinical review and adjustment of care. Early warning scoring systems can help recognize deterioration earlier and trigger an escalated response.
This document provides an overview of infection prevention policies and practices for outpatient hemodialysis facilities. It recommends that all staff and patients receive annual influenza and hepatitis B vaccines. It also outlines precautions such as dedicating equipment, disinfecting surfaces, and proper hand hygiene to prevent the spread of infections between patients. Facilities should have policies to separate patients with active infections and conduct routine testing for hepatitis B and C.
The document outlines several nursing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations to address them. Key challenges include the difficulty predicting disease progression, increased healthcare worker anxiety and need, and risks of viral transmission during acute respiratory failure management and intubation. Recommendations focus on early preparation for surge capacity, optimizing PPE use and training, monitoring exposed staff, implementing infection control measures, considering alternative care areas, and maintaining usual research and teaching activities while evaluating collateral effects of treatments.
This document provides guidance on COVID-19 care and testing in Mumbai, India. It outlines what to do if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, such as consulting a family doctor to prescribe a COVID test or determine if home or institutional quarantine is needed. It describes how and where to get tested, the different levels of care (home, institutional quarantine, hospitalization), estimated costs of treatment depending on hospital size and public versus private, and precautions like maintaining sanitation and monitoring oxygen levels.
Surgical practice during covid 19 pandemic- Dr H V ShivaramDr.Shivaram HV
This document provides guidance for surgeons on surgical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. It recommends protecting oneself with appropriate personal protective equipment, frequent hand hygiene, and treating every patient as potentially COVID-19 positive. For surgical cases, it advises minimizing aerosol-generating procedures when possible and taking precautions such as proper ventilation and air filtration in operating rooms. Younger surgeons are encouraged to continue developing their skills during this time through online learning and teaching opportunities. The document emphasizes optimizing patient and staff safety while continuing to provide necessary surgical care during the pandemic.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common nosocomial infection that occurs in patients on mechanical ventilation. It can develop within the first 5 days of intubation or later after the 10th day. Risk factors include prolonged mechanical ventilation, comorbidities, and improper infection control practices. Common causative organisms include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus for early-onset VAP and Pseudomonas, MRSA, and drug-resistant Gram-negative rods for late-onset VAP. Diagnosis is based on clinical, microbiological, and radiological criteria though there is no gold standard. Treatment involves administering appropriate
Polices for intensive care units / critical care units ANILKUMAR BR
What is a Policy?
A Policy is a statement, verbal, written or implied, of those principles and rules that are set by Board of Directors as guidelines on organizations actions.
There should be written polices for the intensive care units or critical care units which will guide the personnel working there.
The polices making body, there should be representation from administrative team, medical team and the nursing team.
ADMISSION POLICES: This should specify whether the patients can be admitted directly to CCU /ICU or through the casualty department.
There should be polices regarding the admission of medico-legal cases.
Infection control in intensive care unitwanted1361
The document outlines infection control protocols for the intensive care unit, including strategies to reduce infection risks such as hand hygiene, aseptic techniques during procedures, and environmental cleaning. It discusses sources of cross-infection in the ICU and recommendations for patient care equipment reprocessing. The document also provides guidance on unit design, ventilation, traffic flow, and protocols for visitors and non-ICU staff.
Patient safety is a fundamental principle of healthcare. Adverse events may result from problems in practice, products, procedures or systems. Improving patient safety demands a complex, system-wide effort involving performance improvement, risk management, infection control, safe clinical practices, and a safe environment of care. Unsafe injections expose millions of people to infections worldwide each year. Ensuring single-use injection devices and safety boxes are available in every healthcare facility can prevent reuse and unsafe waste disposal.
The document outlines the International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) which are aimed at reducing common causes of medical errors and improving patient safety. It discusses the goals of correctly identifying patients, improving communication effectiveness, improving safety of high-alert medications, ensuring correct surgery procedures, reducing healthcare-associated infections, and reducing risks of patient harm from falls. For each goal, it provides more details on the specific processes and standards involved in achieving that goal.
Presentation by Dr. Arthur Dessi Roman discussing the importance of safe injection practices and revisiting the recommendations on sharp injury prevention technologies
The document discusses occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers, including specific cases of exposure and infection. It examines the risks, causes, and costs of needlestick injuries as well as strategies for prevention through safer devices and protocols for management of exposures. The majority of exposures occur due to lack of safety mechanisms and improper disposal of needles and sharps.
E.Gombocz: Changing the Model in Pharma and Healthcare (DILS Keynote 2013-07...Erich Gombocz
Innovations in healthcare delivery and Pharma require re-examination of process models at the foundation of our knowledge discovery and clinical practice. Despite real-time availability of ‘big data’ from ubiquitous sensors, mobile devices, 3D printing of drugs, and a mind shift in data ownership, data integration still remains one of the core challenges to innovation. Increasingly persistent, semantic data integration is gaining recognition for its dynamic data model and formalisms which make it possible to infer from and reason over interconnected contextualized data, creating actionable knowledge faster and at lower cost. While such technical advances underpin the successful strategies to drive positive patient outcomes or accelerate drug design, there are equally profound social changes towards the willingness of patients to share their own data - opening doors to new patient-centric, precision-medicine healthcare models.
This presentation discusses how NYU can meet meaningful use objectives using the Epic electronic health record system. It begins with an overview of meaningful use and its goals of improving healthcare quality, reducing costs, and engaging patients. The presentation then demonstrates Epic workflows for documenting allergy information and smoking status, two key meaningful use objectives. It concludes by reviewing hospital reporting metrics and emphasizing the importance of accurate real-time documentation to achieve meaningful use goals.
An infection control nurse informed the PICU consultant that two patients have been found to have MDR Acinetobacter infections. This may constitute an Acinetobacter outbreak. The consultant should confirm it is an outbreak by investigating patients and the environment, calculating the attack rate, and comparing it to the background rate. If confirmed, treatment and prevention measures should be implemented, including isolation, cohorting, strict sterilization and disinfection procedures.
Introducing Comprehensive, Concurrent Patient Safety Surveillance for Hospita...Health Catalyst
Health Catalyst is excited to announce the Patient Safety Monitor™ Suite: Surveillance Module, the industry’s first comprehensive patient safety application to use predictive and text analytics combined with concurrent clinician review of data to help monitor, detect, predict and prevent threats to patients before harm can occur.
The Patient Safety Monitor Suite leverages AI and machine learning to quickly identify patterns of harm, learn from those patterns, and suggest strategies to eliminate patient safety risks and hazards. This potent combination of AI, machine learning, text analytics and near real-time data from multiple IT systems enables the Patient Safety Monitor Suite to predict harm events and guide clinical interventions while the patient is still in the hospital.
In this webinar you will learn how the Surveillance Module can provide:
* Greater clarity to the types, numbers, and causes of adverse events, enabling leaders to quickly prioritize improvement efforts.
* Improved patient outcomes such as reduced morbidity, mortality, and length-of-stay, and increased quality-of-life and satisfaction.
* Bottom-line cost savings and improved brand recognition related to unnecessary or preventable high-cost care and reduced/eliminated penalties.
* The ability for clinicians and infection preventionists to focus on patient care instead of burdensome manual data extraction, aggregation, and reporting.
Harriet Hopf discusses the future of anesthesiology and the next generation of anesthesiologists. She compares the pioneering work and innovations of the founding generation led by J. Ellis Gillespie to the current and future focus areas in anesthesiology including personalized medicine using genetic data, reducing the environmental impact of healthcare, and ensuring the next generation has the skills and vision to continue advancing the field.
This document discusses the need for standardized operation theater protocols and practices in India to improve safety and reduce infections. It provides an overview of key factors that influence surgical site infections and international standards for operation theater design including air filtration levels, air changes per hour, temperature, humidity and positive pressurization. The document emphasizes establishing standards for documentation, recording surgical procedures, and microbiological surveillance of operation theaters to enhance patient safety.
The document discusses customer safety in hospitals. It outlines several goals and initiatives to improve safety, including correctly identifying customers, improving communication, safely using medications and alarms, preventing infections, reducing falls and errors, and ensuring the right procedure is done on the right patient. Medical errors are common but preventable. Adverse events increase costs and some safety measures require little funding. Checklists are recommended for surgeries, anesthesia and post-operative care to help avoid mistakes and omissions.
Robbins: Improving ABG Utilization in Cardiovascular ICU Inpatients at U of U...University of Utah
General Surgery resident Riann Robbins is on a journey to reduce unnecessary tests. She recently shared her teams work to tackle ABG testing in critical care at the annual Surgery Value Symposium. What did she learn? Seuss said it best: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
The document discusses preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care for a patient undergoing surgery. In the preoperative stage, patients undergo assessments of their medical history and comorbidities, labs and tests are ordered to optimize the patient's health status, and the surgical plan is arranged. Intraoperatively, strict infection control protocols are followed and checklists are used to ensure safety. Postoperatively, patients are monitored, complications are prevented, and care is documented before discharge. The overall goal is to safely prepare the patient for surgery, perform the procedure, and provide care during recovery.
This presentation explains the concept of patient safety, healthcare quality and how these can be embedded into surgical care to ensure excellent patient outcomes.
These slides were presented to the Surgery Interest Group of Africa (SIGAF) in April 2023 by Vivian Akwuaka.