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PubMed: 38288240 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51336

The International Transfer of Patients With Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test Using a Framework.

Cureus 15(12):e51336

Authors: Yutaka Furuta, Yoji Hoshina, Yusuke Matsuura, Manami Ueshima, Hiroki Kyo, Tomohiro Arai, Eric Terpstra, Shamis Fallah

Affiliations

  • Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA.
  • Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
  • Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
  • Department of Pediatrics, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, JPN.
  • MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service, Emory Healthcare Network, Atlanta, USA.
  • Development and Regeneration, Cluster Women and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, BEL.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, Camp Lejeune, USA.
  • Ophthalmology, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton, Bremerton, USA.

Abstract

The Japanese Fellowship Program at the U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka has served as a liaison with Japanese hospitals during the transfer of acutely ill U.S. Navy patients since 1952. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has complicated this process and prompted the creation of a new framework that involves the Public Health Center. We present two international transfer cases of patients with positive SARS-CoV-2. The creation of a framework enabled a safe and smooth transfer process of patients with a favorable outcome. This report can help guide future cases of international transfer, especially for patients who need infectious disease surveillance. To our knowledge, we describe the first report of an international transfer of patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 test using a framework.

MeSH

Public Health, Sars Virus, Pandemics, Sars-Cov-2