Interventional Pulmonology and COVID-19: Experience from a Malaysian Tertiary Hospital.
10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020364
- Author:
Nai Chien HUAN
1
;
Khai Lip NG
;
Jeat Thong TANG
;
Han Nee KUA
;
Ummi Nadira DAUT
;
Noorul Afidza MUHAMMAD
;
Mona Zaria NASARUDDIN
;
Jamalul Azizi ABDUL RAHMAN
Author Information
1. Department of Pulmonology, Serdang Hospital, Malaysia.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Aerosols;
Bronchoscopy/trends*;
COVID-19/transmission*;
COVID-19 Testing;
Humans;
Infection Control/trends*;
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/prevention & control*;
Malaysia;
Practice Patterns, Physicians'/trends*;
Tertiary Care Centers;
Thoracoscopy/trends*
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2020;49(12):1013-1017
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has presented multiple challenges to global healthcare services, dictating changes in almost every aspect of daily medical practice. Performing aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) in the field of interventional pulmonology can lead to profound formation of aerosols, leading to a high risk of infection among healthcare workers (HCWs). We share our experiences on performing AGPs in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on changes in AGP practices. In a pandemic, HCWs ought to adapt to the ever-changing situation and use available resources to provide the best possible healthcare to patients, ensure safety of staff, and continue medical education of future pulmonologists.
