Abstract
ObjectiveAfter effective control of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in China, how to reopen the hospital and avoid the outbreak in the hospital is a problem that needs to be carefully considered. The aim of this descriptive study is to share the experience of prevention and emergency management in our hospital and cardiac intensive care units (CCU) when medical services were reopened after COVID-19 was under control.Methods and ResultsWe conducted a retrospective, descriptive and single-centre study. Management strategy and data were collected from the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan and CCU. We have implemented some strategies to prevent the prevalence of covid-19 in hospitals while ensuring that more critical cardiac patients can be admitted to CCU. These measures are summarized as follows: 1. gradually expanding medical services; 2. risk classification and routine strict screening of patients admitted to CCU; 3. strengthening the management of hospitalized patients, accompanying person and medical staffs; 4. strengthening screening and isolation of suspected cases of inpatients; 5. other measures such as strengthening training of medical workers, protective equipment and environmental management, and so on.ConclusionWe share the experience of prevention and emergency management in our hospital and CCU when medical services were reopened after effective control of the COVID-19 epidemic and hope it will be helpful for cardiologist or critical care physician all around the world to continue to provide critical care in a safe and orderly manner.
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES OF OLDER PATIENTS IN CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNITS: FROM THE CRITICAL CARE CARDIOLOGY TRIALS NETWORK REGISTRY
