Risk of COVID‐19 infection among mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation team
Abstract Background and Aim The transport of coronavirus‐2019 (COVID‐19) patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a challenging situation, especially for healthcare workers (HCWs), due to the risk of cross‐infection. Hence, certain precautions are needed for their safety. The study...
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| author | Rabee Tawel Lubna Altawil Sunil Hassan Koya Hani Jaouni Guillaume Alinier Abdulqadir J. Nashwan Ahmed Labib |
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| description | Abstract Background and Aim The transport of coronavirus‐2019 (COVID‐19) patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a challenging situation, especially for healthcare workers (HCWs), due to the risk of cross‐infection. Hence, certain precautions are needed for their safety. The study aims to evaluate the risk of COVID‐19 transmission to HCWs who transport COVID‐19 patients on ECMO device. Methods A retrospective review of adult patients with COVID‐19 infection supported with ECMO and transported by ground route to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Hamad General Hospital (HGH) and a survey of HCWs involved in those cases. Results A total of 63 HCWs of the mobile ECMO team were exposed to COVID‐19‐positive patients on 199 occasions. HCWs exposure time was nearly 110 h, and the total transport distance was 1018 km. During the study period, only two of the mobile ECMO HCWs tested positive for COVID‐19. There was zero incidence of transfer‐associated injuries or accidents to HCWs. Conclusions The risk of COVID‐19 cross‐infection to the mobile ECMO team seems to be very low, provided that strict infection prevention and control measures are applied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-221f72f7a253466cb345901ce631f5402023-08-24T06:32:46ZengWileyHealth Science Reports2398-88352023-01-0161n/an/a10.1002/hsr2.981Risk of COVID‐19 infection among mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation teamRabee Tawel0Lubna Altawil1Sunil Hassan Koya2Hani Jaouni3Guillaume Alinier4Abdulqadir J. Nashwan5Ahmed Labib6Medical Intensive Care Unit Hamad General Hospital Doha QatarMedical Intensive Care Unit Hamad General Hospital Doha QatarMedical Intensive Care Unit Hamad General Hospital Doha QatarMedical Intensive Care Unit Hamad General Hospital Doha QatarAmbulance Service Hamad Medical Corporation Doha QatarHazm Mebaireek General Hospital Hamad General Hospital Doha QatarMedical Intensive Care Unit Hamad General Hospital Doha QatarAbstract Background and Aim The transport of coronavirus‐2019 (COVID‐19) patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a challenging situation, especially for healthcare workers (HCWs), due to the risk of cross‐infection. Hence, certain precautions are needed for their safety. The study aims to evaluate the risk of COVID‐19 transmission to HCWs who transport COVID‐19 patients on ECMO device. Methods A retrospective review of adult patients with COVID‐19 infection supported with ECMO and transported by ground route to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Hamad General Hospital (HGH) and a survey of HCWs involved in those cases. Results A total of 63 HCWs of the mobile ECMO team were exposed to COVID‐19‐positive patients on 199 occasions. HCWs exposure time was nearly 110 h, and the total transport distance was 1018 km. During the study period, only two of the mobile ECMO HCWs tested positive for COVID‐19. There was zero incidence of transfer‐associated injuries or accidents to HCWs. Conclusions The risk of COVID‐19 cross‐infection to the mobile ECMO team seems to be very low, provided that strict infection prevention and control measures are applied.https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.981coronavirus disease‐2019extracorporeal membrane oxygenationhealthcare workersmobile ECMOtransmissiontransport |
| spellingShingle | Rabee Tawel Lubna Altawil Sunil Hassan Koya Hani Jaouni Guillaume Alinier Abdulqadir J. Nashwan Ahmed Labib Risk of COVID‐19 infection among mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation team Health Science Reports coronavirus disease‐2019 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation healthcare workers mobile ECMO transmission transport |
| title | Risk of COVID‐19 infection among mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation team |
| title_full | Risk of COVID‐19 infection among mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation team |
| title_fullStr | Risk of COVID‐19 infection among mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation team |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk of COVID‐19 infection among mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation team |
| title_short | Risk of COVID‐19 infection among mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation team |
| title_sort | risk of covid 19 infection among mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation team |
| topic | coronavirus disease‐2019 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation healthcare workers mobile ECMO transmission transport |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.981 |
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