Table 1 Anti-COVID-19 measures applied at the Tor Vergata University Policlinic
From: Thoracic surgery in the COVID-19 era: an Italian university hospital experience
1) Daily temperature measurement of all personnel and visitors. 2) Clearly distinguished in-hospital routes and facilities, departments and ICUs for COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 patients. 3) Standardized individual protection devices allowing safe interventions including bronchoscopy. 4) Elective surgery limited to oncologic procedures, emergency and non-oncologic surgery deemed not to be postponed. 5) Oropharyngeal swabs and RT-PCR performed since 48h before admittance of patients for scheduled procedures. 6) In-hospital patients’ family visits prohibited. 7) Patients’ family information regarding operated patients preferably performed by telephone or smartphone applications to limit direct contacts. 8) Rapid and comprehensive vaccination policy of all physicians, residents, nurses preceded by short-interval oropharyngeal swabs and RT-PCR. |