The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and hematologic oncology or BMT practice at our center in US

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exerted a considerable impact in our region; thus, we have been performing only emergency transplants in March 2020. At present, all inpatients and surgical patients are being tested and screened for COVID-19. If they are found to be positive, they are transferred to the COVID-19 ward, where a specialized team manages them. Team-based care allows the hematology/oncology teams to perform their regular duties. In particular, for post-transplant patients, treatment decisions are made through discussion with infectious disease specialists, and in principle, the patients are treated using the same protocol as that used for the general COVID-19 infected patients. Currently, vaccination is being promoted at a rapid pace based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines (CDC) guidelines. At our institution, when a situation of suspected nosocomial COVID-19 infection occurred, all healthcare workers were tested. Thereafter, all hospitalized patients were tested every week for COVID-19, and we were able to overcome the situation. Although definitive measures for COVID-19 are yet to be established, signs of an end to the infection are beginning to appear with a wider availability of vaccines.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology - 62(2021), 8 vom: 05., Seite 998-1003

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Minagawa, Kentaro [VerfasserIn]
Mineishi, Shin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Allogeneic stem cell transplant
CAR-T
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccination
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.09.2021

Date Revised 10.09.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.11406/rinketsu.62.998

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330395238