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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Sep 2020
ReviewResponse and Operating Room Preparation for the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Perspective From the National Heart Centre in Singapore.
- Zihui Tan, Priscilla Hui Yi Phoon, Ling Antonia Zeng, Jing Fu, Xiao Ting Lim, Teing Ee Tan, Kenny Wei-Tsen Loh, and Meng Huat Goh.
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: tan.zihui@singhealth.com.sg.
- J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2020 Sep 1; 34 (9): 2331-2337.
AbstractThe outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory disease from a novel coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, is now a public health emergency and pandemic. Singapore, as a major international transportation hub in Asia, has been one of the worst hit countries by the disease. With the advent of local transmission, the authors share their preparation and response planning for the operating room of the National Heart Centre Singapore, the largest cardiothoracic tertiary center in Singapore. Protection of staff and patients, environmental concerns, and other logistic and equipment issues are considered.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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