Author: Han, Jimin; Kim, Eun Young
Title: Sharing Our Experience of Operating an Endoscopy Unit in the Midst of a COVID-19 Outbreak Document date: 2020_3_30
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Snippet: As of midnight on March 18, there were a total of 8,413 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea. Of these, 6,144 cases (73%) of them were from Daegu, the city in which our hospital is located. Ever since the first case of COVID-19 in Daegu was reported on February 18, our hospital had implemented a rigorous rule of wearing facial masks (surgical mask or N95) and frequent handwashing for all healthcare personnel in the endoscopy unit......
Document: As of midnight on March 18, there were a total of 8,413 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea. Of these, 6,144 cases (73%) of them were from Daegu, the city in which our hospital is located. Ever since the first case of COVID-19 in Daegu was reported on February 18, our hospital had implemented a rigorous rule of wearing facial masks (surgical mask or N95) and frequent handwashing for all healthcare personnel in the endoscopy unit. However, one of the nurses in the endoscopy unit was diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 27, 2020. It was not a hospital acquired infection but the exact route of infection is unknown. The endoscopy unit was then closed for two days for disinfection. After testing all the other nurses for COVID-19, self-isolation at home for two weeks were enforced. The nurses other than the infected one returned to work after two negative consecutive tests for COVID-19. Every gastroenterologist working in the unit was also tested for COVID-19 and the results were all negative. This prevention of person-to-person transmission strongly highlights the importance of wearing facial masks and frequent handwashing to prevent spread of disease in the workplace.
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