Journals / Journal of critical and intensive care (Online) / 2020 / Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 1
Management of Intensive Care Personnel with COVID-19 Exposure Risk
- Pages
- 20–22
- DOI
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Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presents an important and urgent threat to global health.Healthcare personnel especially those who care for patients at the intensive care units are facing heavyworkloads and high risk of infection. Healthcare workers who contact with COVID-19 patients are divided intorisk groups according to the characteristics of the procedures they perform during contact, as well as the usageof personal protective equipment. Suggestions for healthcare workers' risk assessments and recommendationsfor monitoring based on COVID-19 exposure risk are given in this article.