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Review
. 2020 Sep 1;96(3):586-597.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.28887. Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Considerations for cardiac catheterization laboratory procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic perspectives from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Emerging Leader Mentorship (SCAI ELM) Members and Graduates

Molly Szerlip  1 , Saif Anwaruddin  2 , Herbert D Aronow  3 , Mauricio G Cohen  4 , Matthew J Daniels  5 , Payam Dehghani  6 , Douglas E Drachman  7 , Sammy Elmariah  8 , Dmitriy N Feldman  9   10 , Santiago Garcia  11 , Jay Giri  12 , Prashant Kaul  13 , Navin K Kapur  14 , Dharam J Kumbhani  15 , Perwaiz M Meraj  16   17 , Brian Morray  18 , Keshav R Nayak  19 , Sahil A Parikh  20 , Rahul Sakhuja  21 , Jeffrey M Schussler  22 , Arnold Seto  23   24 , Binita Shah  25 , Rajesh V Swaminathan  26 , David A Zidar  27 , Srihari S Naidu  28
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Considerations for cardiac catheterization laboratory procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic perspectives from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Emerging Leader Mentorship (SCAI ELM) Members and Graduates

Molly Szerlip et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. .

Abstract

The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is highly infectious, carries significant morbidity and mortality, and has rapidly resulted in strained health care system and hospital resources. In addition to patient-related care concerns in infected individuals, focus must also relate to diminishing community spread, protection of staff, case selection, and concentration of resources. The current document based on available data and consensus opinion addresses appropriate catheterization laboratory preparedness for treating these patients, including procedure-room readiness to minimize external contamination, safe donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) to eliminate risk to staff, and staffing algorithms to minimize exposure and maximize team availability. Case selection and management of both emergent and urgent procedures are discussed in detail, including procedures that may be safely deferred or performed bedside.

Keywords: PPE; cathlab readiness; coronavirus.

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