PMID- 36213704
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20221011
IS  - 0972-5229 (Print)
IS  - 1998-359X (Electronic)
IS  - 0972-5229 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 9
DP  - 2022 Sep
TI  - Portable Biosafety Barrier Innovations to Limit Transmissibility of Infectious 
      Diseases during Patient Care in Resource-limited Settings during the COVID-19 
      Pandemic.
PG  - 1036-1038
LID - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24307 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought about a 
      change in healthcare practices that are likely to persist into the foreseeable 
      future. In particular, is the exposure risk to the healthcare practitioners in 
      the emergency department (ED) and the intensive care units. Mitigating this issue 
      in a low-resource setting remains challenging, and in particular, in developing 
      nations such as India, where ED patient flows can overwhelm a system and its 
      human resources, breaking down processes and infecting healthcare workers (HCWs). 
      TECHNIQUE: To tackle this and the possible lack of appropriate personal 
      protective equipment (PPE), we designed and built biosafety barrier devices using 
      local resources for use in patient stabilization, transport, and continued care 
      in the ED or the intensive care units. RESULTS: Four biosafety devices bio-safe 
      levels 1 and 2, ultra-ductile portable interface of interventions in infections, 
      and tented transport trolley for transmissibility (4T) were tested for the 
      feasibility of usage for patient care during the pandemic with simulation. 
      CONCLUSION: We anticipate that with time it may be common practice for in situ 
      isolation of patients in the emergency departments with a suspicion of an 
      infectious disease. With the proof of concept, simulation, hospital infection 
      control committee (HICC) approval, and trial run, we look to close the gaps that 
      exist in these initial innovations. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Balakrishnan JM, 
      Sirur FM, Prakash N, Bhat R, Wilson W, Angadi B, et al. Portable Biosafety 
      Barrier Innovations to Limit Transmissibility of Infectious Diseases during 
      Patient Care in Resource-limited Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Indian J 
      Crit Care Med 2022;26(9):1036-1038.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2022; The Author(s).
FAU - Balakrishnan, Jayaraj Mymbilly
AU  - Balakrishnan JM
AD  - Department of Emergency Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of 
      Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
FAU - Sirur, Freston Marc
AU  - Sirur FM
AD  - Department of Emergency Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of 
      Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
FAU - Prakash, Nayan
AU  - Prakash N
AD  - Department of Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, 
      Karnataka, India.
FAU - Bhat, Rachana
AU  - Bhat R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2141-5531
AD  - Department of Emergency Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of 
      Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
FAU - Wilson, William
AU  - Wilson W
AD  - Department of Emergency Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of 
      Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
FAU - Angadi, Bharath
AU  - Angadi B
AD  - Department of Emergency Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of 
      Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
FAU - Asanar, Sanjan
AU  - Asanar S
AD  - Department of Emergency Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of 
      Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - Indian J Crit Care Med
JT  - Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of 
      Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
JID - 101208863
PMC - PMC9492750
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Barrier enclosure
OT  - Coronavirus disease-2019
OT  - Emergency department
OT  - Healthcare workers
OT  - India
OT  - Resource-limited settings
OT  - Transmission of infection
COIS- Source of support: Nil Conflict of interest: None
EDAT- 2022/10/11 06:00
MHDA- 2022/10/11 06:01
PMCR- 2022/09/01
CRDT- 2022/10/10 04:36
PHST- 2020/08/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/08/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/10/10 04:36 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/10/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/10/11 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24307 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Indian J Crit Care Med. 2022 Sep;26(9):1036-1038. doi: 
      10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24307.