Management and risk assessment Highly Infectious Diseases Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona Sarah Lafuente May 2007

Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona Public teaching Hospital 780 beds 60 ICU beds Reference center for Tropical Diseases Reference center for Influenza

Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona Diagnostic and management protocols for HID Triage system at the Emergency Ward Referral from other Hospitals Negative pressure isolation rooms (#4) Infection Control Team trained in HID

Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona Example: SARS decision trees Clinical diagnosis: ER Triage Risk assessment: ER Isolation (Neg Press): ER Admission & communication