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Suppression of Covid-19 outbreak among healthcare workers at the Treviso Regional Hospital, Italy and lessons for ophthalmologists by Andrea Grosso; Roberto Rigoli; Stefano Formentini; Giovanni Di Perri; Piergiorgio Scotton; Giancarlo Dapavo; Mauro Fioretto; Giuseppe Scarpa is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Purpose: To describe a strategy to reduce Covid-19 spread among healthcare workers and provide ophthalmologists with recommendations useful for a possible second wave of Covid-19 in Autumn. ## Methods: Epidemiological surveillance at the Cà Foncello Hospital (Veneto, Italy) since 24 February 2020 to 24 April 2020 when the municipality of Treviso was hit by the Covid-19 outbreak. The number of naso-pharigeal (NP) swabs performed was 7010. ## Results: The number of infected among healthcare workers was 209/ 3924 (5.32%): medical doctors: 28 cases / 498 (5.6%). None among ophthalmologists; specialized nurses: 86/1294 (6.4%) None in the ophthalmic unit; intermediate care technicians: 68/463 (14.7%). The 46% of the positive tested were asymptomatic. We share key suggested actions for the reorganization in ophthalmological services: be part of a global epidemiological local strategy of containment (Testing, Tracing, Treating); protect your department: Keep on screening patients by telephone interview before entering the hospital; promote continuous and appropriate use of PPE both for doctors and for patients; make any effort to obtain a continuous flow of patients in every line of the
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- Author
- Andrea Grosso; Roberto Rigoli; Stefano Formentini; Giovanni Di Perri; Piergiorgio Scotton; Giancarlo Dapavo; Mauro Fioretto; Giuseppe Scarpa
- Publisher
- Wichtig Editore; SAGE Publications; Wichtig Publishing (ISSN 1120-6721)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)