Managing a National Intrathecal Pump Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Coronavirus
intrathecal pump
pandemic
Journal
Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society
ISSN: 1525-1403
Titre abrégé: Neuromodulation
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9804159
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2020
Oct 2020
Historique:
received:
21
04
2020
revised:
26
05
2020
accepted:
27
05
2020
pubmed:
22
7
2020
medline:
15
12
2020
entrez:
22
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The healthcare and social disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could pose significant risk to patients with intrathecal pump (ITP) who may miss refill or replacement appointments. In some cases, this could be life-threatening. We designed and piloted a novel refill protocol to assess its efficacy and safety. Screening of our ITP database for patients most at risk of harm was conducted. These patients were risk-assessed for COVID-19 infection and were enrolled in a protocol to optimize the safety and efficiency of their pump replacement or refill. Of note, 31 of 51 database patients were deemed to be high risk of ITP failure during the pandemic. Thirty patients were successfully refilled with only one patient refusing to leave their house for refill. There were no significant adverse outcomes. Our protocol offers a safe and efficient pathway for ITP management during a pandemic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32691464
doi: 10.1111/ner.13225
pmc: PMC7405083
pii: S1094-7159(21)00218-X
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
922-925Informations de copyright
© 2020 International Neuromodulation Society.
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