A Protocol of Infection Control for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Possible COVID-19 Patients: Tokai University COVID-19 Manual

Kittipong Srivatanakul; Satomi Asai; Akihiro Hirayama; Hideaki Shigematsu; Makiko Niita; Tomoko Kawakami; Takatoshi Sorimachi; Mitsunori Matsumae

doi:10.5797/jnet.sr.2020-0075

This article has now been updated. Please use the final version.

A Protocol of Infection Control for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Possible COVID-19 Patients: Tokai University COVID-19 Manual

Kittipong Srivatanakul, Satomi Asai, Akihiro Hirayama, Hideaki Shigematsu, Makiko Niita, Tomoko Kawakami, Takatoshi Sorimachi, Mitsunori Matsumae

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Kittipong Srivatanakul
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
Satomi Asai
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
Akihiro Hirayama
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
Hideaki Shigematsu
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
Makiko Niita
Nursing Department, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
Tomoko Kawakami
Nursing Department, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
Takatoshi Sorimachi
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
Mitsunori Matsumae
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

Keywords: coronavirus disease, infection control, mechanical thrombectomy

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS Advance online publication

Article ID: sr.2020-0075

DOI https://doi.org/10.5797/jnet.sr.2020-0075

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 14 (2020), No. 5 pp. 157-161

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Abstract

The crisis of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is causing damage to the social and medical community. However, extreme emergency neuro-interventions such as mechanical thrombectomy still require the healthcare workers to offer the appropriate treatment while preventing further spread of the infection. This article outlines the necessary steps in managing a possible COVID-19 patient starting from patient screening to personnel infection and environmental contamination measures.

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