Prevention of nosocomial COVID-19 infections in otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery

Jie Ren; Xilin Yang; Zhen Xu; Weiwei Lei; Kun Yang; Yonggang Kong; Jining Qu; Hua Liao; Yi He; Huidong Chen; Yan Wang; Feng Zeng; Qingquan Hua

doi:10.1016/j.wjorl.2020.06.003

Prevention of nosocomial COVID-19 infections in otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery

World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Nov;6(Suppl 1):S6-S10. doi: 10.1016/j.wjorl.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

Authors

Jie Ren¹, Xilin Yang¹, Zhen Xu¹, Weiwei Lei¹, Kun Yang¹, Yonggang Kong¹, Jining Qu¹, Hua Liao¹, Yi He¹, Huidong Chen¹, Yan Wang¹, Feng Zeng¹, Qingquan Hua¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly evolved into a pandemic, causing a global public health crisis. Many frontline healthcare workers providing ear, nose and throat services have been reported to contract COVID-19 at work. Early during the COVID-19 outbreak, several medical professionals in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery were infected in Wuhan, China. A series of measures were then taken immediately, which successfully halted the spread of the disease. Here we would like to share the lessons we have learned, and our experience to protect our health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Nosocomial infection; Prevention.