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Operating Room Instruction for COVID-19 Epidemic: A Meta-Synthesis
ABSTRACT
Background:
COVID-19crisis changes the patients' treatment procedures worldwide. Preventive procedures should be developed for COVID-19 in order to prevent its development, managethis epidemic properly, and provide safe and effective service. Operating room is aplace where it is important to follow the instructions to cope with this disease because the operating room staffsare at the highest risk of infection with COVID-19. The present study aimed to design instructions for behavior in the operating room during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Objective:
The present study aimed to design instructions for behavior in the operating room during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Methods:
The present study was conducted by a systematic review method. Searching was performed by keywords COVID-19, surgery, operating room, anesthesia, and instructions on PUBMED, Science Direct, Ovid, and ProQuest databases; and 98 studied were obtained. It decreased to 42 items after repeating the duplicate items and reviewing the summary of articles, and finally 23 studies were selected for review. First, the articles were reviewed based on the titles and summary, and if they were included in the study if they had the inclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria were English and Persian languages; the relevance of articles on COVID-19, surgery and anesthesia.
Results:
: Patients should be screened for COVID-19 for surgery, and caution should be exercised if they had ear, nose and throat, jaw and face, head and neck surgeries. Intubation is one of the most risky activities that need to be done with full caution. Chlorine for the surface and equipment, and Ultraviolet (UV) for operating rooms are now the most accessible and effective disinfectants.
Conclusions:
Following the operating instructions in the operating room prevented the transmission of COVID among patients and staff and helped to perform safe surgery during the COVID-19 epidemic. Clinical Trial: -
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