Care of Devices in Covid Intensive Care Units: A Measure to Curtail Infection

Abstract: As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads across the world, the intensive care units must be prepared for the challenges associated with this pandemic. This pandemic has highlighted that the ICU must have a emergency care delivery model which includes strategic reserves of PPE, ICU devices, pharmaceuticals as well as effective supply chain and utilization of the protocols. Pre-existing protocols for the Care of ICU devices should be revised and updated time to time. Regular training should be provided to the health care workers about decontamination and disinfection sterilization of covid ICU devices so as to keep them updated more over these practices also reduce cross infections in the ICUs. The training of staff on infection control practices and care of ICU devices reduces the infection rate among HCWs and patients significantly. 

Keywords: COVID-19, Intensive-care units, Decontamination, Disinfection, Infection control practices, Sterilization.

Title: Care of Devices in Covid Intensive Care Units: A Measure to Curtail Infection

Author: VIKAS SHARMA, RENU KUMARI, Dr. MANJU DHANDAPANI, HEMLATA

International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing

ISSN 2394-7330

Vol. 10, Issue 1, January 2023 - April 2023

Page No: 65-70

Novelty Journals

Website: www.noveltyjournals.com

Published Date: 03-February-2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7603159

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