PCR Spotlight: organising the tasks of the interventional cardiology team during the Covid-19 pandemic

Salvatore Brugaletta, Javier Escaned and Vera Rodriguez discuss how to address the challenges that the interventional cardiology teams are/will be facing during the Covid-19 pandemic based on their experience in Spain.

The three main things to remember are Organise, Identify, Protect

Take-home messages from the Hospital Clinico San Carlos experience in Spain:

  • To organise different teams to minimise risk of infection
  • To identify who can support other departments in treating Covid-19 patients
  • To protect staff members at risk of Covid infection

Speakers

Salvatore Brugaletta

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Barcelona, Spain

Javier Escaned

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos - Madrid, Spain

V. Rodriquez

Nurse

Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos -

This video was recorded on 7 April 2020.

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