TY - JOUR
T1 - Chapter 1. Introduction. Recommendations and standard operating procedures for intensive care unit and hospital preparations for an influenza epidemic or mass disaster
AU - Sprung, Charles L.
AU - Cohen, Robert
AU - Adini, Bruria
AU - AUTHOR GROUP
AU - Christian, Michael D.
AU - Camargo, Ruben
AU - Ceraso, Daniel
AU - Azoulay, Elie
AU - Duguet, Alexandre
AU - Guery, Benoit
AU - Reinhart, Konrad
AU - Barlavie, Yaron
AU - Benin-Goren, Odeda
AU - Klein, Motti
AU - Leoniv, Yuval
AU - Margalit, Gila
AU - Rubinovitch, Bina
AU - Sonnenblick, Moshe
AU - Steinberg, Avraham
AU - Weissman, Charles
AU - Wolff, Donna
AU - Kesecioglu, Jozef
AU - de Jong, Menno
AU - Moreno, Rui
AU - An, Youzhong
AU - Du, Bin
AU - Joynt, Gavin M.
AU - Colvin, John
AU - Loo, Shi
AU - Richards, Guy
AU - Artigas, Antonio
AU - Pugin, Jerome
AU - Amundson, Dennis
AU - Devereaux, Asha
AU - Beigel, John
AU - Danis, Marion
AU - Farmer, Chris
AU - Hick, John L.
AU - Maki, Dennis
AU - Masur, Henry
AU - Rubinson, Lewis
AU - Sandrock, Christian
AU - Talmor, Daniel
AU - Truong, Robert
AU - Zimmerman, Janice
AU - Brett, Steve
AU - Montgomery, Hugh
AU - Rhodes, Andrew
AU - Sanderson, Frances
AU - Taylor, Bruce
AU - Monrgomery, Hugh
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In December 2007, the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine established a Task Force to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for operating intensive care units (ICU) during an influenza epidemic or mass disaster. To provide direction for health care professionals in the preparation and management of emergency ICU situations during an influenza epidemic or mass disaster, standardize activities, and promote coordination and communication among the medical teams. Based on a literature review and contributions of content experts, a list of essential categories for managing emergency situations in the ICU were identified. Based on three cycles of a modified Delphi process, consensus was achieved regarding the categories. A primary author along with an expert group drafted SOPs for each category. Based on the Delphi cycles, the following key topics were found to be important for emergency preparedness: triage, infrastructure, essential equipment, manpower, protection of staff and patients, medical procedures, hospital policy, coordination and collaboration with interface units, registration and reporting, administrative policies and education. The draft SOPs serve as benchmarks for emergency preparedness and response of ICUs to emergencies or outbreak of pandemics
AB - In December 2007, the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine established a Task Force to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for operating intensive care units (ICU) during an influenza epidemic or mass disaster. To provide direction for health care professionals in the preparation and management of emergency ICU situations during an influenza epidemic or mass disaster, standardize activities, and promote coordination and communication among the medical teams. Based on a literature review and contributions of content experts, a list of essential categories for managing emergency situations in the ICU were identified. Based on three cycles of a modified Delphi process, consensus was achieved regarding the categories. A primary author along with an expert group drafted SOPs for each category. Based on the Delphi cycles, the following key topics were found to be important for emergency preparedness: triage, infrastructure, essential equipment, manpower, protection of staff and patients, medical procedures, hospital policy, coordination and collaboration with interface units, registration and reporting, administrative policies and education. The draft SOPs serve as benchmarks for emergency preparedness and response of ICUs to emergencies or outbreak of pandemics
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-010-1760-5
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-010-1760-5
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 20213416
SN - 0342-4642
VL - 36
SP - S4-10
JO - Intensive care medicine
JF - Intensive care medicine
IS - Suppl. 1
ER -