Suggestions on the prevention of COVID-19 for health care workers in department of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery

Kai Xu; Xiaoquan Lai; Zheng Liu

doi:10.1016/j.wjorl.2020.03.002

Suggestions on the prevention of COVID-19 for health care workers in department of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery

World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Nov;6(Suppl 1):S2-S5. doi: 10.1016/j.wjorl.2020.03.002. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

Authors

Kai Xu¹, Xiaoquan Lai², Zheng Liu¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
² Department of Nosocomial Infection Management, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.

Abstract

The epidemic of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has presented as a grim and complex situation recently. More than 77,000 cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed in China until February 25th, 2020, which are causing great impact on economy and society, as well as seriously interfering with ordinary medical practice in the department of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery. This article discussed medical precautions required in the clinic, inpatient ward and operation room of otorhinolaryngology head and neck department, which aims to protect health care workers from COVID-19.

Keywords: Coronavirus disease 2019; Precautions; SARS-CoV-2; Suggestion; Viral pneumonia.

Publication types

Review