Perioperative COVID-19 defense: an evidence-based approach for optimization of infection control and operating room management.

Franklin Dexter; Michelle C Parra; Jeremiah R Brown; Randy W Loftus

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Perioperative COVID-19 defense: an evidence-based approach for optimization of infection control and operating room management.

April 22, 2020

Dexter F, Parra MC, Brown JR, et al. Anesth Analg. 2020;131(1):37-42.

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The authors describe eight empirical recommendations for optimizing infection control and operating room (OR) management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendations address (1) hand hygiene, (2) environmental cleaning, (3) patient decolonization, (4) vascular care, (5) surveillance of pathogen transmission, (6) efficient use of personal protective equipment (7) OR scheduling, and (8) postoperative recovery settings.

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