Abstract
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic probably started in China in 2019 and is influencing the whole healthcare system worldwide. As several healthcare interventions are essential even during pandemics, it is necessary for professionals working in such fields to get up-to-date information about the virus and its aspects that can influence patient care and suggested actions. The current article is a literature review, in which the authors elaborated the recently available scientific articles with their relevancy for clinical interventions as primary factor. The processed articles emphasize that during interventions in the head and neck region, especially when using rotating instruments, it is of utmost importance for all personnel being present at the time of intervention to wear full protection, including disposable medical uniforms, glasses and special masks. These single-use items have to be changed after each intervention and the whole team has to be educated for this process in advance. In order to avoid cross-contamination and infection of personnel during intervention, it is essential to keep all work-safety and infection-control precautions extremely strictly. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(17): 660–666.
Highlights
Essential new information for the clinical recognition of COVID-19 infection and the prevention possibilities of healthcare personnel working in the head and neck region
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic probably started in China in 2019 and is influencing the whole healthcare system worldwide
The processed articles emphasize that during interventions in the head and neck region, especially when using rotating instruments, it is of utmost importance for all personnel being present at the time of intervention to wear full protection, including disposable medical uniforms, glasses and special masks
Summary
Között a PubMed és Science Direct oldalakon részletes keresést végeztünk a „coronavirus” keresőszót, illetve a „covid 19” szavakat használva. A PubMed- és ScienceDirect-találatokat relevancia szerint szűkítettük, elsődlegesen a terjedés, a fizikai kontaktus és a fej-nyak régió szem előtt tartásával, míg a Google-találatok közül minden esetben csak az első 100 találatot tekintettük át. Ezeken túlmenően a Magyarországon jelenleg elérhető, az NNK és az Egészségügyi Szakmai Kollégium által közzétett, a fertőzésnek leginkább kitett társszakmákat érintő (arc-, állcsont- és szájsebészet, fül-orr-gégészet, szemészet, idegsebészet) ajánlásokat is áttekintettük, továbbá a feldolgozott közlemények során felmerült további, virológiailag és fogászatilag releváns irodalmat is felhasználtuk. A Google-keresésekre kapott, 584 000 feletti találatból a korábban leírtak alapján minden esetben csak az első 100 találat feldolgozása történt meg. Ezek alapján a jelen összefoglalóban összesen 32 szakirodalmi hivatkozás és 13 egyéb dokumentum feldolgozása történt meg
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