Ward management practice in Gastrointestinal Surgical Ward During the
COVID-19 Epidemic
- XIU YING ZHANG,
- Liren Wang,
- Shuguang Li,
- Hong Jiang
Hong Jiang
Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Author ProfileAbstract
Objective During the epidemic of COVID-19, efficient ward management is
an important part of preventing nosocomial infection while ensuring the
medical works properly without any Covid-19 case. Method Ward management
practice was updated, including optimizing the personnel access
processes and strengthening infection control procedures in the
gastrointestinal surgery ward during Jan. 23 to Mar. 15, 2020. Results
With 43 beds open, 192 patients were treated, 72 were operated on, 89
received chemotherapy after surgery, and 187 were discharged from
hospital. All patients achieved the expected recovery, and none of these
patients, their families,or medical staff were infected. Conclusion Ward
management based on low and guidelines during the COVID-19 epidemic is
an effective measure to limit infection spread within the hospital and
to healthcare workers.