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. 2021 Apr 13:8:564145.
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.564145. eCollection 2021.

Managing a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Times of COVID-19 Outbreak: The Foch Hospital Experience

Rouba Murtada  1 , Marie Carbonnel  1 , Aurélie Revaux  1 , Angeline Favre-Inhofer  1 , Jean-Marc Ayoubi  1
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Managing a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Times of COVID-19 Outbreak: The Foch Hospital Experience

Rouba Murtada et al. Front Surg. .

Abstract

Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics, as other departments, were faced with a major challenge at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fast restructuring was necessary in order to provide the means for COVID-related care. In this article we share our 1-year experience in reshaping our activities, managing healthcare workers and securing a pathway for pregnant patients, including potential, and confirmed COVID-19 cases. Priorities were set on ensuring patients' and healthcare workers' safety. Key containment measures included facemasks, systematic screening, dedicated spaces for COVID-19 cases with reinforced measures and vaccination campaign.

Keywords: COVID-19; facemask; healthcare worker; patient safety; reorganization; vaccination.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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