Infection prevention and control practices for emergency surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care hospital in South Korea

Si-Hyun Kim; Yeon Jeong Jeong; Youn Jeong Kim; Ye Rin An; Eunji Kwak; Yeseul Seo; Joong Hyun Ahn

doi:10.1016/j.ijso.2020.10.007

Infection prevention and control practices for emergency surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care hospital in South Korea

Int J Surg Open. 2021 Jan:28:27-29. doi: 10.1016/j.ijso.2020.10.007. Epub 2020 Oct 24.

Authors

Si-Hyun Kim^{1

2

3}, Yeon Jeong Jeong^{1

2

3}, Youn Jeong Kim^{1

2

3}, Ye Rin An², Eunji Kwak², Yeseul Seo², Joong Hyun Ahn^{2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
² Infection Control Team, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
⁴ Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

•Proper risk assessment for COVID-19 should be implemented.•Appropriate infection prevention practices for perioperative management are important.•Hospitals should organize dedicated protocols considering its facilities and human resources.