Holthof, Niels; Luedi, Markus M. (2021). Considerations for acute care staffing during a pandemic. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology, 35(3), pp. 389-404. Elsevier 10.1016/j.bpa.2020.12.008
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The increasing interconnectedness of the global population has enabled a highly transmissible pathogen to spread rapidly around the globe. The current COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) pandemic has led to physical, social and economic repercussions of previously unseen proportions. Although recommendations for pandemic preparedness have been published in response to previous viral disease outbreaks, these guidelines are primarily based on expert opinion, and few of them focus on acute care staffing issues. In this review, we discuss how working on the frontlines during a pandemic can affect the physical and mental health of medical and nursing staff. We provide ideas for limiting staff shortages and creating surge capacity in acute care settings, and strategies for sustainability that can help hospitals maintain adequate staffing throughout their pandemic response.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic and Policlinic for Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy |
UniBE Contributor: |
Holthof, Niels Jozef, Lüdi, Markus |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1521-6896 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Jeannie Wurz |
Date Deposited: |
05 Jan 2021 16:30 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:43 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.bpa.2020.12.008 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/149686 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/149686 |
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