TY - JOUR
T1 - Designing a biocontainment unit to care for patients with serious communicable diseases
T2 - A consensus statement
AU - Smith, Philip W.
AU - Anderson, Arthur O.
AU - Christopher, George W.
AU - Cieslak, Theodore J.
AU - Devreede, G. J.
AU - Fosdick, Glen A.
AU - Greiner, Carl B.
AU - Hauser, John M.
AU - Hinrichs, Steven H.
AU - Huebner, Kermit D.
AU - Iwen, Peter C.
AU - Jourdan, Dawn R.
AU - Kortepeter, Mark G.
AU - Landon, V. Paul
AU - Lenaghan, Patricia A.
AU - Leopold, Robert E.
AU - Marklund, Leroy A.
AU - Martin, James W.
AU - Medcalf, Sharon J.
AU - Mussack, Robert J.
AU - Neal, Randall H.
AU - Ribner, Bruce S.
AU - Richmond, Jonathan Y.
AU - Rogge, Chuck
AU - Roselle, Gary A.
AU - Rupp, Mark E.
AU - Sambol, Anthony R.
AU - Schaefer, Joann E.
AU - Sibley, John
AU - Streifel, Andrew J.
AU - Von Essen, Susanna G.
AU - Warfield, Kelly L.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - In spite of great advances in medicine, serious communicable diseases are a significant threat. Hospitals must be prepared to deal with patients who are infected with pathogens introduced by a bioterrorist act (e.g., smallpox), by a global emerging infectious disease (e.g., avian influenza, viral hemorrhagic fevers), or by a laboratory accident. One approach to hazardous infectious diseases in the hospital setting is a biocontainment patient care unit (BPCU). This article represents the consensus recommendations from a conference of civilian and military professionals involved in the various aspects of BPCUs. The role of these units in overall U.S. preparedness efforts is discussed. Technical issues, including medical care issues (e.g., diagnostic services, unit access); infection control issues (e.g., disinfection, personal protective equipment); facility design, structure, and construction features; and psychosocial and ethical issues, are summarized and addressed in detail in an appendix. The consensus recommendations are presented to standardize the planning, design, construction, and operation of BPCUs as one element of the U.S. preparedness effort.
AB - In spite of great advances in medicine, serious communicable diseases are a significant threat. Hospitals must be prepared to deal with patients who are infected with pathogens introduced by a bioterrorist act (e.g., smallpox), by a global emerging infectious disease (e.g., avian influenza, viral hemorrhagic fevers), or by a laboratory accident. One approach to hazardous infectious diseases in the hospital setting is a biocontainment patient care unit (BPCU). This article represents the consensus recommendations from a conference of civilian and military professionals involved in the various aspects of BPCUs. The role of these units in overall U.S. preparedness efforts is discussed. Technical issues, including medical care issues (e.g., diagnostic services, unit access); infection control issues (e.g., disinfection, personal protective equipment); facility design, structure, and construction features; and psychosocial and ethical issues, are summarized and addressed in detail in an appendix. The consensus recommendations are presented to standardize the planning, design, construction, and operation of BPCUs as one element of the U.S. preparedness effort.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846215068&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1089/bsp.2006.4.351
DO - 10.1089/bsp.2006.4.351
M3 - Article
C2 - 17238819
AN - SCOPUS:33846215068
SN - 1538-7135
VL - 4
SP - 351
EP - 365
JO - Biosecurity and bioterrorism : biodefense strategy, practice, and science
JF - Biosecurity and bioterrorism : biodefense strategy, practice, and science
IS - 4
ER -