INTRAOPERATIVE PATIENT CARE
- Either an N95 mask or powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR), if unable to wear the N95, will be worn by all staff members and physicians when performing one of the following procedures:
- Tracheostomy
- Bronchoscopy
- EGD
- Lung Resection
- Laryngeal Surgery
- Oropharyngeal Surgery
- The designated process to obtain N95 masks or PAPR for each facility is:
- Kettering: Anesthesia Staff: Anesthesia Controls Distribution – OR Staff: From OR Control Desk
- Grandview: Contact Material’s Distribution 937-723-3243 for All Staff
- Soin: Kept on OR Covid-19 Cart for All Staff
- Fort Hamilton: In Director’s Office – Contact Joe Hooper, Donna Barker, or Dr. Churchwell for access. for Staff
- Southview: Kept in Anesthesia Block Cart for All Staff
- The designated process to obtain N95 masks or PAPR for each facility is:
- In addition to an N95 mask, or PAPR, the following PPE should be worn when performing a procedure listed above:
- A face shield or goggles.
- A gown.
- Gloves.
- N95 masks and/or PAPR devices will be available to all anesthesia staff when manipulating a patient’s airway. This includes all procedures where an airway will be manipulated and is not limited to suspected/positive COVID-19 patients.
- All non-anesthesia staff will continue wear standard PPE for all other procedures that are not suspected, or positive for COVID-19.