Proactive measures for the pandemic COVID‐19 infection in outpatient clinics of Otolaryngology Department

According to a report from Wuhan, China, 40 (29%) health professionals were among the first 138 patients to be consecutively hospitalized.1 The reported symptoms of COVID‐19 included cough (67.8%), fever (43.8%), increased sputum production (33.7%), sore throat (13.9%), and nasal congestion (4.8%).2...

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Published inThe Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 473 - 474
Main Authors Chien, Chen‐Yu, Wu, Jeng‐Yih, Wang, Ling‐Feng
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Chinese
Published BP, Asia Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 01.06.2020
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
Subjects
Air Microbiology
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Betacoronavirus
China
Clinics
Conflicts of interest
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections - transmission
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Epidemics
Health aspects
Humans
Infection Control - methods
Infections
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control
Letter to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Masks
Medical personnel
Medical supplies
Otolaryngology
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Patients
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - transmission
SARS-CoV-2
Taiwan - epidemiology
Virus Shedding
Taiwan
China
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Summary:According to a report from Wuhan, China, 40 (29%) health professionals were among the first 138 patients to be consecutively hospitalized.1 The reported symptoms of COVID‐19 included cough (67.8%), fever (43.8%), increased sputum production (33.7%), sore throat (13.9%), and nasal congestion (4.8%).2 Some patients had only hyposmia and dysgeusia as their initial symptoms. Ideally, nonurgent head and neck procedures, including operations, should be postponed to limit the transmission of COVID‐19 from infected patients to health care workers. A study noted that for 83% of patients in Singapore, viral shedding from the nasopharynx continued for 7 days or longer.5 Therefore, examiners should wear personal protective equipment, which includes N95 mask, a powered air‐purifying respirator, tight‐fitting goggles, a face shield, a gown, a disposable cap, shoe covers, and a pair of gloves.
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ISSN:1607-551X
2410-8650
DOI:10.1002/kjm2.12235