In Situ Simulation Enables Operating Room Agility in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Sharon Muret-Wagstaff, Emory University; Jeremy S. Collins, Emory University; Darlene LeDrut Mashman, Emory University; Snehal G. Patel, Emory University; Kate Pettorini, Emory University; Seth A. Rosen, Emory University; Virginia Oliva Shaffer, Emory University; Michele Sumler, Emory University; John F Sweeney, Emory University; Jyotimay Sharma, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2020-05-20
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Publication Version: Author Accepted Manuscript (After Peer Review)
• Copyright Statement: © 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004056
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Annals of Surgery
• ISSN: 0003-4932
• Grant/Funding Information: This work did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
• Keywords: surgery; personal protective equipment; COVID-19
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

As COVID-19 infections soar worldwide, surgical teams must quickly adapt to care for the COVID-19-positive patient in the operating room (OR). This challenge comes in the face of constant change in data and conditions, reliable evidence yet to emerge, shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), uncertainty due to lack of testing equipment and capacity, and unprecedented strain on caregivers, hospital systems, and resources.