Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.33602/mebm.3.1.2
CROATIAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL EMBRYOLOGISTS – GUIDELINES ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICALLY ASSISTED REPRODUCTION (MAR) PROCEDURES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC REGARDING THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS AND MEDICAL HEALTH WORKERS
Sanja Vujisic Zivkovic
; BetaPlus Center for Reproductive Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Marijana Baricevic
; Clinical Hospital Merkur Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Kristina Cavlovic
; Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Mia Cerina
; Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Andrea Cukusic Kalajzic
; University Hospital Centre Split, Split, Croatia
Marija Dundovic
; University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Daria Hafner
; Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Nina Gelo
; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Dejan Ljiljak
; University Hospital Centre Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
Katarina Matkovic
; Clinical Hospital Merkur Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ana Smolcic
; University Hospital Centre Split, Split, Croatia
Sonja Sogoric Sevo
; Polyclinic Skvorc, Samobor, Croatia
Davor Stimac
; Maternity & Gynecology Outpatient Clinic Podobnik, Zagreb, Croatia
Tamara Tramisak Milakovic
; Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Sanja Zovkic
; Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Patrik Stanic
; Repromed Center for Reproductive Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Due to the high virulence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the infection rate in the community has led to a state of pandemic, leading to the introduction of new emergency measures all over the world. With the aim of controlling and preventing the SARS-CoV-2 viral epidemic, the health institutions performing medically assisted reproduction (MAR) suspended any new MAR treatments in order to reduce the burden on the health care system and implement current social distancing recommendations. Considering the favorable epidemiological situation in Croatia, our perspective is that it is time to conceive, plan and bring forth guidelines for restarting work in MAR centres, taking into account the selection of patients and organization of good laboratory and clinical practices with emphasis on the safety of patients and health workers. In regard to epidemiological knowledge, it is important to establish the reorganization of work in MAR centres including epidemiological measures of reducing unnecessary stays in closed spaces, the usage of protective gear by patients and health workers and disinfection of the working spaces and equipment.
Ključne riječi
Croatian Society of Clinical Embryologists; IVF laboratory; medically assisted reproduction; health epidemiological framework; Covid-19 pandemic
Hrčak ID:
238476
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.6.2020.
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