[ Covid-19: Contribution essentielle de l’équipe en prévention et contrôle de l'infection (PCI) ]
Volume 60, Issue 1, April 2022, Pages 46–56
Mounir Arai1, M. Ouhadous2, A. Rafik3, H. Laajane4, L. Barrou5, and K. Zerouali6
1 Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Université Hassan II - Casablanca, Morocco
2 Service d’Hygiène Hospitalière-CLIN, CHU IBN Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
3 Service d’Hygiène Hospitalière-CLIN, CHU IBN Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
4 Hassan II Université of Casablanca, Morocco
5 Réanimation chirurgicale, CHU IBN Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
6 Laboratoire de microbiologie, Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Université Hassan II - Casablanca, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: COVID-19 caused a major health crisis and quarantined half of the world's population. The pandemic disrupted medical practices and put enormous pressure on the health care system and health care workers in most countries. This has prompted hospitals to reorganize their services, to ensure the provision of appropriate equipment for both patients and caregivers, and to reinforce precautions and hygiene measures. The objective of our study was to share the initiatives carried out by the infection prevention and control team in terms of controlling the infectious risk linked to Covid-19, to identify the strengths and weaknesses and to identify areas for improvement. Method: Retrospective descriptive study of two years, (2020-2021) from the phase of triggering the covid -19 crisis plan, to the resumption of activities at a university hospital. Results: The measures taken to deal with the pandemic include the management process of screening operations for suspected and confirmed cases. A total of 4115 samples for PCR were taken during the year 2020. Between February and December 2020, approximately 900 health professionals were trained, a guide on the prevention of COVID-19 was developed and disseminated to all services involved in the care of patients with COVID-19. 5043 disinfection operations after the passage of a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case were coordinated. Finally, the study presents the challenges, the difficulties encountered and the positive impact of covid-19 on the institution, the caregivers and the HCAI control activity. Conclusion: COVID-19 has had a considerable impact on the activities of our department. The close collaboration of the team has proven its importance and efficiency in responding to the constraints and adapting the activity according to the progression of the pandemic and to the mission of our department, which is to prevent the risk of infection.
Author Keywords: COVID-19, infection prevention and control, feedback.
Volume 60, Issue 1, April 2022, Pages 46–56
Mounir Arai1, M. Ouhadous2, A. Rafik3, H. Laajane4, L. Barrou5, and K. Zerouali6
1 Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Université Hassan II - Casablanca, Morocco
2 Service d’Hygiène Hospitalière-CLIN, CHU IBN Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
3 Service d’Hygiène Hospitalière-CLIN, CHU IBN Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
4 Hassan II Université of Casablanca, Morocco
5 Réanimation chirurgicale, CHU IBN Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
6 Laboratoire de microbiologie, Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Université Hassan II - Casablanca, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Introduction: COVID-19 caused a major health crisis and quarantined half of the world's population. The pandemic disrupted medical practices and put enormous pressure on the health care system and health care workers in most countries. This has prompted hospitals to reorganize their services, to ensure the provision of appropriate equipment for both patients and caregivers, and to reinforce precautions and hygiene measures. The objective of our study was to share the initiatives carried out by the infection prevention and control team in terms of controlling the infectious risk linked to Covid-19, to identify the strengths and weaknesses and to identify areas for improvement. Method: Retrospective descriptive study of two years, (2020-2021) from the phase of triggering the covid -19 crisis plan, to the resumption of activities at a university hospital. Results: The measures taken to deal with the pandemic include the management process of screening operations for suspected and confirmed cases. A total of 4115 samples for PCR were taken during the year 2020. Between February and December 2020, approximately 900 health professionals were trained, a guide on the prevention of COVID-19 was developed and disseminated to all services involved in the care of patients with COVID-19. 5043 disinfection operations after the passage of a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case were coordinated. Finally, the study presents the challenges, the difficulties encountered and the positive impact of covid-19 on the institution, the caregivers and the HCAI control activity. Conclusion: COVID-19 has had a considerable impact on the activities of our department. The close collaboration of the team has proven its importance and efficiency in responding to the constraints and adapting the activity according to the progression of the pandemic and to the mission of our department, which is to prevent the risk of infection.
Author Keywords: COVID-19, infection prevention and control, feedback.
Abstract: (french)
Introduction: Le COVID-19 a provoqué une crise sanitaire majeure et mis en quarantaine la moitié de la population planétaire, La pandémie a bouleversé les pratiques médicales, a mis une énorme pression sur le système des soins de santé et sur le personnel soignant dans la plupart des pays. Ceci a incité les hôpitaux à réorganiser leurs services, à assurer la mise à disposition d’équipements appropriés tant pour les patients que pour le personnel soignant et à renforcer les précautions et les mesures d’hygiène. L’objectif de notre étude était de partager les initiatives réalisées par l’équipe en prévention et contrôle de l’infection en matière de maitrise du risque infectieux lié au Covid-19, identifier les forces et faiblesses et dégager les axes d’amélioration. Méthode: Etude rétrospective descriptive de deux ans, (2020-2021) depuis la phase de déclenchement du plan de crise covid -19, jusqu’à la reprise des activités au niveau d’un centre hospitalier universitaire. Résultats: Les mesures prises pour faire face à la pandémie comporte essentiellement le processus de gestion d’opération de dépistage des cas suspects et confirmés, au total 4115 prélèvements pour PCR ont été effectués durant l’année 2020. Entre février et décembre 2020, environ 900 professionnels de santé a été formé, un guide relatif aux mesures de prévention de la COVID-19 a été élaboré et diffusé auprès de tous les services impliqués dans la prise en charge des malades covid-19. 5043 opérations de désinfection après le passage d’un cas suspect ou confirmé COVID-19 ont été coordonnées. Enfin, l’étude présente les défis, les difficultés rencontrées et les retombées positives de covid 19 sur l’établissement, les soignants et l’activité de maitrise des IAS. Conclusion: COVID-19 a eu un impact considérable sur les activités de notre service. L’étroite collaboration de l’équipe, a prouvé son importance et son efficacité pour répondre aux contraintes et pour adapter l’activité selon la progression de la pandémie et répondre à la mission de notre service celle de prévenir le risque infectieux.
Author Keywords: COVID-19, prévention et contrôle de l'infection, retour d’expérience.
How to Cite this Article
Mounir Arai, M. Ouhadous, A. Rafik, H. Laajane, L. Barrou, and K. Zerouali, “Covid-19: Essential contribution of the infection prevention and control team (IPC),” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 46–56, April 2022.
