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Editor, Senior Moderator
Crit Care Clin. 2019 Oct;35(4):609-618. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2019.06.001. Epub 2019 Jul 12.
[h=1]Intensive Care Unit Preparedness During Pandemics and Other Biological Threats.[/h] Maves RC[SUP]1[/SUP], Jamros CM[SUP]2[/SUP], Smith AG[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h] 1 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134, USA. Electronic address: ryan.c.maves.mil@mail.mil. 2 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134, USA.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] In the twenty-first century, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 2009 A(H1N1) influenza, and Ebola have all placed strains on critical care systems. In addition to the increased patient needs common to many disasters, epidemics may further degrade ICU capability when staff members fall ill, including in the course of direct patient care. In a large-scale pandemic, shortages of equipment and medications can further limit an ICU's ability to provide the normal standard of care. Hospital preparedness for epidemics must include strategies to maintain staff safety, secure adequate supplies, and have plans for triage and prioritization of care when necessary.
Published by Elsevier Inc.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Disaster preparedness; Influenza; Pandemic
PMID: 31445608 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2019.06.001
[h=1]Intensive Care Unit Preparedness During Pandemics and Other Biological Threats.[/h] Maves RC[SUP]1[/SUP], Jamros CM[SUP]2[/SUP], Smith AG[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h] 1 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134, USA. Electronic address: ryan.c.maves.mil@mail.mil. 2 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134, USA.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] In the twenty-first century, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 2009 A(H1N1) influenza, and Ebola have all placed strains on critical care systems. In addition to the increased patient needs common to many disasters, epidemics may further degrade ICU capability when staff members fall ill, including in the course of direct patient care. In a large-scale pandemic, shortages of equipment and medications can further limit an ICU's ability to provide the normal standard of care. Hospital preparedness for epidemics must include strategies to maintain staff safety, secure adequate supplies, and have plans for triage and prioritization of care when necessary.
Published by Elsevier Inc.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Disaster preparedness; Influenza; Pandemic
PMID: 31445608 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2019.06.001