AUTHOR=Zheng Ping , Zhou Ruihao , Yin Lu , Yin Xiaorong , Mao Yongqiao , Wang Heng , Ye Ling , Zhu Tao 

TITLE=Emergency Response Measures for Anesthesia Nursing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: West China Hospital Experiences

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 7 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.00460

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2020.00460

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=Under the COVID-19 pandemic, how to ensure the gradual recovery of anesthesia nursing unit and avoid cross infection between surgical patients and staff is a difficult problem for hospital managers. We outlined the emergency response measures and the transition to normal operation for the anesthesia nursing unit in West China Hospital, which is a large teaching hospital. It mainly included hospital and operating room channel management, three-level screening management of patients and medical staff, classification management of patients undergoing anesthesia, recovery, training management of medical personnel, strict environmental management, and online teaching management.