SETTING UP COVID-19 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN A RESOURCE COMPROMISED SETUP

Corona virus is a new disease. Its contagiousness, course of disease and treatment are unfolding with time. Health care systems all across the world have evolved to cope up with this crisis. Pakistan reported its first case on 26th February. Since then, with the increasing influx of patients our hea...

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Autores principales: Ayra Arshad, Kaswar Sajjad, Arshad Naseem, Muhammad Ali, Farrukh Shehzad, Syed Haider Tirmizi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4041ed65ab74412dbeab54efdeb966f82021-12-02T17:20:57ZSETTING UP COVID-19 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN A RESOURCE COMPROMISED SETUP0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/4041ed65ab74412dbeab54efdeb966f82020-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5329https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Corona virus is a new disease. Its contagiousness, course of disease and treatment are unfolding with time. Health care systems all across the world have evolved to cope up with this crisis. Pakistan reported its first case on 26th February. Since then, with the increasing influx of patients our health care system has been greatly impacted. Significant numbers of patients require Intensive care services. Therefore, development of dedicated Intensive care units amid compromised resources has been our priority. Infrastructure development and modification, training of staff, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures and staff well being are the main challenges faced. However, with meticulous planning and judicious use of limited resources our establishment has successfully developed Intensive care units that not only provide efficient patient care but also prioritizes on safety of its health care workers.Ayra ArshadKaswar SajjadArshad NaseemMuhammad AliFarrukh ShehzadSyed Haider TirmiziArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticleintensive care unitsinfection control measuresinfrastructureresource limitationstraining of staffMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 70, Iss 2, Pp 646-650 (2020)
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infection control measures
infrastructure
resource limitations
training of staff
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spellingShingle intensive care units
infection control measures
infrastructure
resource limitations
training of staff
Medicine
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Medicine (General)
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Ayra Arshad
Kaswar Sajjad
Arshad Naseem
Muhammad Ali
Farrukh Shehzad
Syed Haider Tirmizi
SETTING UP COVID-19 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN A RESOURCE COMPROMISED SETUP
description Corona virus is a new disease. Its contagiousness, course of disease and treatment are unfolding with time. Health care systems all across the world have evolved to cope up with this crisis. Pakistan reported its first case on 26th February. Since then, with the increasing influx of patients our health care system has been greatly impacted. Significant numbers of patients require Intensive care services. Therefore, development of dedicated Intensive care units amid compromised resources has been our priority. Infrastructure development and modification, training of staff, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures and staff well being are the main challenges faced. However, with meticulous planning and judicious use of limited resources our establishment has successfully developed Intensive care units that not only provide efficient patient care but also prioritizes on safety of its health care workers.
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author Ayra Arshad
Kaswar Sajjad
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Farrukh Shehzad
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title SETTING UP COVID-19 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN A RESOURCE COMPROMISED SETUP
title_short SETTING UP COVID-19 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN A RESOURCE COMPROMISED SETUP
title_full SETTING UP COVID-19 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN A RESOURCE COMPROMISED SETUP
title_fullStr SETTING UP COVID-19 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN A RESOURCE COMPROMISED SETUP
title_full_unstemmed SETTING UP COVID-19 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN A RESOURCE COMPROMISED SETUP
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