Furuta Y, Hoshina Y, Matsuura Y, Ueshima M, Kyo H, Arai T, Terpstra E, Fallah S. The International Transfer of Patients With Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test Using a Framework.
Cureus 2023;
15:e51336. [PMID:
38288240 PMCID:
PMC10824362 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.51336]
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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.
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