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Level3PPEshouldbeworninposiꢀveCOVID-19 under the supervision and assistance of the circulaꢀng
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paꢀent surgery . Even in unconfirmed but suspected nurse and will accompany the paꢀent wearing new PPE.
cases, in the current pandemic seꢄng, all paꢀents
The circulaꢀng nurse is be responsible for
are supposed to be posiꢀve and the same protecꢀve checking the exit acꢀons of the surgical team and, for
measures are taken to avoid unnecessary exposure of this purpose, a new checklist for safe surgery associated
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the staff . PPE provide complete coverage of the skin, with a paꢀent potenꢀally infected by the coronavirus
parꢀcularly of high-risk areas as the nose, mouth and was designed and implemented. It is not intended
eyes. Aerosolizaꢀon can occur in surgical procedures, to replace the checklist proposed by the WHO5 or
so PPE should protect against this parꢀcular route of the version used since 2010 in the operaꢀng rooms
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of our insꢀtuꢀon ; it is an addendum on the back of
transmission .
The two scrub persons assigned to the surgical the checklist to facilitate its use, with fewer forms and
area prepare the OR bed before paꢀent’s arrival. Once adapted to the current situaꢀon .
prepared, they request to transfer the paꢀent to the
established OR using disposable material if possible .
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At the end of the surgery, the OR room is
finally cleaned, with a focus on the flat and supporꢀng
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The paꢀent enters the operaꢀng room through surfaces. Disinfectants approved to kill viruses are
the established route (see Fig. 1) wearing a surgical sodium hypochlorite or other chlorides, alcohols,
mask, hat, gown and gloves under supervision of the quaternary ammonium compounds and accelerated
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circulaꢀng nurse. The anesthesia resident or tech assists hydrogen peroxide . Cleaning staff perform their
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the anesthesiologist during orotracheal intubaꢀon, task with appropriate PPE (Level 2) and they must be
and once the paꢀent is venꢀlated, the surgical team trained and parꢀcipate in the simulaꢀon protocols that
is admiꢃed to the OR to begin surgery. Doors should are carried out every day in the surgical area. Aꢅer one
always be kept closed and the number of professionals hour, the OR can be used again.
inside the OR and their displacements should be limited
This disease, currently with high virus
circulaꢀon in the community of the Buenos Aires
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in order to reduce the risk of contaminaꢀon .
The stretcher-bearer is called when the surgery Metropolitan Area (AMBA), demands special measures
has finished and the paꢀent is ready to be transported. to reduce the possibility of transmission among
If the paꢀent will be transferred to the intensive care paꢀents, the exposure of the health care staff and
unit or coronary care unit, the anesthesiologist will the development of postoperaꢀve complicaꢀons
doff the gown, gloves and shoe covers in the exit lobby aꢃributable to this pandemic.
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