3. Innovation in clinical procedures
The primary measures for prevention and control during this epidemic are
to reduce the population flow and close contact among personnel,
effectively cut off the infection transmission routes, avoid the
occurrence of new NCP cases, and allow prompt and effective quarantine
and treatment for people with suspected and confirmed infection.
However, due to the establishment of fever clinics or the admission and
treatment of suspected cases, hospitals are also the hardest hit areas
by cross-infection. For general hospitals, some non-fatal chronic
diseases can be handled by reducing or stopping outpatient and inpatient
treatment. General hospitals should focus on treating patients with
critical severe diseases. For specialized cancer hospitals, the annual
death toll due to cancer is much higher than the annual death toll from
all currently known infectious diseases, and tumor patients with immune
dysfunction are more prone to concurrent infection during the epidemic,
leading to fatal complications. Therefore, according to the
characteristics of our specialized cancer hospital and the epidemic
situation, we set up a three-level triage system in the clinics, changed
the layout and environment of the existing department structure, and
carried out path-based screening for ward admission(Fig1).