Article: Practical Considerations When Performing Neurodiagnostic Studies on Patients with COVID-19 and Other Highly Virulent Diseases.
2020 Volume 60, Issue 2, Page(s) 78–95
Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019, SARS-COV-2 (the cause of COVID-19), has led to a worldwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and an increased stress on hospital resources, which has resulted in a spike in the anxiety of the frontline ... ...
Abstract | The coronavirus disease 2019, SARS-COV-2 (the cause of COVID-19), has led to a worldwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and an increased stress on hospital resources, which has resulted in a spike in the anxiety of the frontline healthcare workers. News reports and information about the virus are rapidly changing. We present a case of a patient with COVID-19 who had a seizure-like spell for which an EEG was performed. In early to mid-March, there were no clear guidelines or recommendations available from neurodiagnostic-related organizations or hospitals on how to adapt procedure workflow to those with COVID-19. When caring for COVID-19 patients, as when caring for any patient with an infectious disease, it is hospital protocol to follow contact, droplet/airborne precautions by wearing appropriate PPE. However, because we knew very little about the coronavirus, this case was different. In this article, we discuss our experience with our EEG workflow and concerns for staff exposure. We then discuss our adaptations and modifications to our standard procedures and protocols. A time analysis comparing our standard EEG protocol with our modified COVID-19 protocol revealed a significant decrease in technologist exposure time (99 minutes versus 51 minutes), which theoretically would reduce the chance of virus transmission to our technologist. At this critical moment in time, we hope such modifications will allow us to continue delivering high quality patient care while optimizing resource utilization and above all keeping our technologists safe. |
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MeSH term(s) | Aged ; Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/transmission ; Electroencephalography/methods ; Health Personnel ; Humans ; Infection Control/methods ; Male ; Pandemics ; Personal Protective Equipment ; Pneumonia, Viral/transmission ; SARS-CoV-2 |
Keywords | covid19 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-05-06 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2663639-6 |
ISSN | 2375-8627 ; 2164-6821 |
ISSN (online) | 2375-8627 |
ISSN | 2164-6821 |
DOI | 10.1080/21646821.2020.1756132 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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