title: Management of a CJD case. Part 2. The patient with CJD in the operating theatre.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kent and Canterbury East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Beverley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McNeil
mesh_terms: 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