Abstract
Background: The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has become a significant worldwide problem since January 2019. Hospitals have spent most of their time and logistics on patients with COVID-19. During this crisis, many healthcare providers have been infected with the disease, and occasionally, some wards and operating rooms were shut down as a result. Here, we explain our experience with the healthcare staff involvement with COVID-19 in our hospital. Methods: As a referral tertiary center, Imam Khomeini Hospital (Tehran, Iran) has 4,200 health-care workers (HCWs). From February 20, 2020 to August 21, 2020, we investigated the hospital database for COVID-19 involvement among the staff. Results: During the study period, 973 (23%) hospital HCWs were detected with COVID-19, 378 (9%) of whom were involved between June 21 and July 21, 2020. In the orthopedic department, 20 of 43 (46%) HCWs were infected with COVID-19. Conclusion: We believe that the increase in the incidence of the disease and higher risk of exposure is a highly noticeable factor which should be addressed by the administrative health officials.
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- DOI
- 10.18502/jost.v6i2.4784
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma
- Publisher
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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APA 7
Kalantar, S. H., Mortazavi, S. M. J., Bagheri, N., Manshadi, S. A. D., Moharrami, A., Aryamloo, P., Mohammadnejad, E., & Rasta, S. (2020). Prevalence of Coronavirus Disease-2019 among Healthcare Workers in Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex in Tehran, Iran. Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma. https://doi.org/10.18502/jost.v6i2.4784
MLA 9
Kalantar, Seyed Hadi, et al. "Prevalence of Coronavirus Disease-2019 among Healthcare Workers in Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex in Tehran, Iran." Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma, 2020. https://doi.org/10.18502/jost.v6i2.4784.
Chicago (author–date)
Kalantar, Seyed Hadi, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, Nima Bagheri, Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, Alireza Moharrami, Parastoo Aryamloo, Esmaeil Mohammadnejad, and Sheila Rasta. 2020. "Prevalence of Coronavirus Disease-2019 among Healthcare Workers in Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex in Tehran, Iran." Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma. https://doi.org/10.18502/jost.v6i2.4784.
Harvard
Kalantar, S. H., Mortazavi, S. M. J., Bagheri, N., Manshadi, S. A. D., Moharrami, A., Aryamloo, P., Mohammadnejad, E. and Rasta, S. (2020) 'Prevalence of Coronavirus Disease-2019 among Healthcare Workers in Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex in Tehran, Iran', Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma. doi:10.18502/jost.v6i2.4784.
Vancouver
Kalantar SH, Mortazavi SMJ, Bagheri N, Manshadi SAD, Moharrami A, Aryamloo P, et al. Prevalence of Coronavirus Disease-2019 among Healthcare Workers in Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex in Tehran, Iran. Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma. 2020. doi:10.18502/jost.v6i2.4784
IEEE
S. H. Kalantar, S. M. J. Mortazavi, N. Bagheri, S. A. D. Manshadi, A. Moharrami, P. Aryamloo, E. Mohammadnejad, and S. Rasta, "Prevalence of Coronavirus Disease-2019 among Healthcare Workers in Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex in Tehran, Iran," Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma, 2020, doi: 10.18502/jost.v6i2.4784.