University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Leuven, Belgium.
University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Leuven, Belgium; University of Ghent, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Laboratory of Upper Airways Research, Ghent, Belgium; Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Rhinology. 2020 Jun 1;58(3):289-294. doi: 10.4193/Rhin20.119.
On March 11th 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 pandemic, with subsequent profound impact on the entire health care system. During the COVID-19 outbreak, activities in the rhinology outpatient clinic and operation rooms are limited to emergency care only. Health care practitioners are faced with the need to perform rhinological and skull base emergency procedures in patients with a positive or unknown COVID-19 status. This article aims to provide recommendations and relevant information for rhinologists, based on the limited amount of (anecdotal) data, to guarantee high-quality patient care and adequate levels of infection prevention in the rhinology clinic.
2020 年 3 月 11 日,世界卫生组织(WHO)宣布 COVID-19 大流行,随后对整个医疗保健系统产生了深远影响。在 COVID-19 爆发期间,鼻科学门诊和手术室的活动仅限于紧急护理。医疗保健从业者需要在 COVID-19 阳性或未知状态的患者中进行鼻科学和颅底紧急手术。本文旨在根据有限的(传闻)数据为鼻科医生提供建议和相关信息,以保证鼻科诊所的高质量患者护理和充分的感染预防水平。