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[Care path for non-deferred elective hospitalizations in cardiology in the Covid-19 period]
Insights
To safely restart elective cardiology procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic, a prioritized care path was implemented. This ensured patient safety through nurse triage and COVID-19 swabbing, allowing essential cardiovascular treatments to resume.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated postponing elective hospital admissions to manage patient surges.
- Hospitals needed to reorganize elective procedures to resume normal operations safely.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline an organizational model for safe elective cardiac procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- To ensure the safety of both patients and healthcare workers during the pandemic.
Main Methods:
- Patients awaiting cardiac procedures were prioritized based on risk.
- Coronary angiography and cardiac device implantation/replacement were prioritized.
- Telephone nurse triage assessed for COVID-19 symptoms, with admissions following national health guidelines and swab results.
Main Results:
- Out of 66 contacted patients, 40 accepted admission; 26 declined due to infection fears.
- No patients tested positive for COVID-19 via nasal swab.
Conclusions:
- Implementing a safe care pathway is crucial for managing high-mortality conditions like cardiovascular diseases during pandemics.
- This approach balances patient safety with the necessity of continuing essential treatments.
Abstract:
. Care path for non-deferred elective hospitalizations in cardiology in the Covid-19 period.
Introduction:
The novel coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) has rapidly resulted in a global pandemic. Our hospital had to postpone all elective admissions to increase capacity for COVID-19 patients. Therefore, a rearrangement of the elective admissions was necessary to guarantee a restart of ordinary procedures.
Aim:
To describe the organizational model adopted for elective procedures during the Covid-19 pandemic, to guarantee maximum safety for patients and healthcare workers.
Methods:
Patients on waiting list for cardiac procedures were rearranged based on risks prioritization. Procedure of coronary angiography and cardiac devices (PM and ICD) implants or replacement took priority upon other cardiac procedures. Each patient underwent a telephone nurse triage to assess for any covid-19 symptoms. The hospital admissions were organized in accordance with health and safety measures declared by the National Institute of Health, with different paths according to the swab results.
Results:
A total of 66 patients were contacted and 40 accepted the hospital admission (26 refused it, for fear of infection or covid-19 related family problems). No patient resulted positive to the nasal swab.
Conclusions:
In view of the impact on the health care system of this new pandemic, the choice of an appropriate pathway which can preserve patients' safety is essential, while guaranteeing the treatment of problems, such as cardiovascular diseases, with a high mortality rate.
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