Management of a CJD case. Part 2. The patient with CJD in the operating theatre.
Along with details as to how CJD-associated instrumentation should now be handled, following a recent updating of DoH advice, this article contains comprehensive guidelines which can be followed in the event of a procedure involving a CJD patient. All the practicalities associated with managing a CJD case are dealt with step by step, from collection of the patient from the ward, through terminal cleaning of the theatre, to discharge of the patient from Recovery.
McNeil
Beverley
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Kent and Canterbury East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust.
D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery / Q000635:transmission; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009873:Operating Rooms; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards