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Creating a safe workplace by universal testing of SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic patients and healthcare workers in the electrophysiology units: a multi-center experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the coronavirus cases continue to surge, the urgent need for universal testing to identify positive cases for effective containment of this highly contagious pandemic has become the center of attention worldwide. However, in spite of extensive discussions, very few places have even attempted to implement it. We evaluated the efficacy of widespread testing in creating a safe workplace in our electrophysiology (EP) community. Furthermore, we assessed the new infection rate in patients undergoing EP procedure, to see if identification and exclusion of positive cases facilitated establishment of a risk-free operating environment.

Methods

Viral-RNA and serology tests were conducted in 1670 asymptomatic subjects including patients and their caregivers and staff in our EP units along with the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) staff.

Results

Of 1670, 758 (45.4%) were patients and the remaining 912 were caregivers, EMS staff, and staff from EP clinic and lab. Viral-RNA test revealed 64 (3.8%) positives in the population. A significant increase in positivity rate was observed from April to June 2020 (p = 0.02). Procedures of positive cases (n = 31) were postponed until they tested negative at retesting. Staff testing positive (n = 33) were retested before going back to work after 2 weeks. Because of suspected exposure, 67 staff were retested and source was traced. No new infections were reported in patients during or within 2 weeks after the hospital-stay.

Conclusions

Universal testing to identify positive cases was helpful in creating and maintaining a safe working environment without exposing patients and staff to new infections in the EP units.

Trial registration

Trial Registration Number: clinicaltrials.gov : NCT04352764.

SUBMITTER: Mohanty S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7529320 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Creating a safe workplace by universal testing of SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic patients and healthcare workers in the electrophysiology units: a multi-center experience.

Mohanty Sanghamitra S Lakkireddy Dhanunjaya D Trivedi Chintan C MacDonald Bryan B Quintero Mayedo Angel A Della Rocca Domenico G DG Atkins Donita D Park Peter P Shah Alap A Gopinathannair Rakesh R Al-Ahmad Amin A Burkhardt John D JD Gallinghouse G J GJ Bassiouny Mohamed M Di Biase Luigi L Kessler David D Tschopp David D Coffeen Paul P Horton Rodney R Canby Robert R Natale Andrea A

Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing 20201001 1

<h4>Background</h4>As the coronavirus cases continue to surge, the urgent need for universal testing to identify positive cases for effective containment of this highly contagious pandemic has become the center of attention worldwide. However, in spite of extensive discussions, very few places have even attempted to implement it. We evaluated the efficacy of widespread testing in creating a safe workplace in our electrophysiology (EP) community. Furthermore, we assessed the new infection rate in ...[more]

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Creating a safe workplace by universal testing of SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic patients and healthcare workers in the electrophysiology units: a multi-center experience.

Background

Methods

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Conclusions

Trial registration

Publications

Creating a safe workplace by universal testing of SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic patients and healthcare workers in the electrophysiology units: a multi-center experience.

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