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[Perioperative considerations for performing a brain biopsy on a patient with subtype VV2 sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease].
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Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion [Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim] 2015 Apr; Vol. 62 (4), pp. 213-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Aug 18. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is the most common transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. It is an infectious, progressive, degenerative neurological disorder, with a presumably long incubation period, but a rapid fatal course. CJD is transmitted by a proteinaceous infectious agent, or «prion». Because the prions are difficult to eradicate and are resistant to the currently used sterilization methods, special precautions must be taken with all surgical instruments. It is recommended the single-use equipment, destruction of contaminated equipment, decontamination of reusable instruments, use of protective clothing, and storing and quarantining surgical instruments. The single-use equipment and some tissues and body fluids from the patient with CJD are highly infectious and must be incinerated. We report a case of a patient who had undergone brain biopsy for suspected of CJD, being confirmed to have sporadic CJD. Specific preventive measures were taken to reduce the risk of transmission to healthcare workers.<br /> (Copyright © 2014 Sociedad Española de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome diagnosis
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome prevention & control
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome transmission
Equipment Contamination prevention & control
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Operating Rooms
Protective Clothing
Biopsy methods
Brain pathology
Containment of Biohazards methods
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome pathology
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional prevention & control
Perioperative Care methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English; Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 2340-3284
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25146772
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redar.2014.07.002