Browse Items (362 total)

• Nebraska Biocontainment Unit patient discharge and environmental decontamination after Ebola care

  Tags Decontamination, Discharge, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, R-IPC, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Jelden, K. C., S. G. Gibbs, P. W. Smith, M. M. Schwedhelm, P. C. Iwen, E. L. Beam, A. K. Hayes, N. Marion, C. J. Kratochvil, K. C. Boulter, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-03-01
  Description: The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBUacrnm1), which operates through collaboration of Nebraska Medicine, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, recently treated patients with Ebola viru...

• Learning from Ebola: Interprofessional practice in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit

  Tags Ebola, Example, Isolation/Biocontainment, Nursing, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, Staffing, Staffing Model
  Creator: Jelden, K. C., P. W. Smith, M. M. Schwedhelm, S. G. Gibbs, J. J. Lowe, E. L. Beam, C. J. Kratochvil, K. C. Boulter and A. L. Hewlett
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-12-01
  Description: Caring for patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU) has necessitated and enabled extensive interprofessional relationships and the creation of a collaborative care model.

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• Lessons learned: critical care management of patients with Ebola in the United States

  Tags Clinical Care Guidelines, Critical Care, Ebola, Example, Infection Prevention and Control, Patient Care, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Phlebotomy, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C, Therapeutics
  Creator: Johnson, D. W., J. N. Sullivan, C. A. Piquette, A. L. Hewlett, K. L. Bailey, P. W. Smith, A. C. Kalil and S. J. Lisco
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-06-01
  Description: This report will describe the preparations for and the provision of care of two patients with Ebola virus disease in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

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  Editorial Commentary: Considerations of Favipiravir as a Medical Countermeasure in Future Randomized Controlled Trials Against Ebola Virus Disease

  Tags Clinical Trial, Ebola, Experimental Drugs, Patient Care, R-Res&Pub, Therapeutics
  Creator: Kraft, C. S.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-11-15
  Description: Since the discovery of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976, outbreaks of EVD had been mainly confined to rural areas (http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/history/chronology.html)...
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  The Use of TKM-100802 and Convalescent Plasma in 2 Patients With Ebola Virus Disease in the United States

  Tags Critical Care, Ebola, Experimental Drugs, Patient Care, R-Res&Pub, Therapeutics
  Creator: Kraft, C. S., A. L. Hewlett, S. Koepsell, A. M. Winkler, C. J. Kratochvil, L. Larson, J. B. Varkey, A. K. Mehta, G. M. Lyon, 3rd, R. J. Friedman-Moraco, V. C. Marconi, C. E. Hill, J. N. Sullivan, D. W. Johnson, S. J. Lisco, M. J. Mulligan, T. M.…
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-08-15
  Description: The current West Africa Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak has resulted in multiple individuals being medically evacuated to other countries for clinical management.
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  A pilot survey of the U.S. medical waste industry to determine training needs for safely handling highly infectious waste

  Tags Autoclave, Category A, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, R-WM, Special Pathogens, Training, Waste
  Creator: Le, A. B., S. Hoboy, A. Germain, H. Miller, R. Thompson, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Subject: Waste Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-17
  Description: The recent Ebola outbreak led to the development of Ebola virus disease (EVD) best practices in clinical settings. However, after the care of EVD patients, proper medical waste management and disposal was identified as a crucial component to…

• A gap analysis of the United States death care sector to determine training and education needs pertaining to highly infectious disease mitigation and management

  Tags Decedent Management, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Public Health, R-DM, Special Pathogens, Training, Waste
  Creator: Le, A. B., L. Witter, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Subject: Decedent Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-09-01
  Description: A United States industry-specific gap analysis survey of the death care sector-which comprises organizations and businesses affiliated with the funeral industry and the handling of human remains- was developed, the results analyzed, and training and…
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  Characteristics and Clinical Management of a Cluster of 3 Patients With Ebola Virus Disease, Including the First Domestically Acquired Cases in the United States

  Tags Critical Care, Diagnosis, Ebola, Example, Immunology, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Patient Care, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C, Therapeutics
  Creator: Liddell, A. M., R. T. Davey, Jr., A. K. Mehta, J. B. Varkey, C. S. Kraft, G. K. Tseggay, O. Badidi, A. C. Faust, K. V. Brown, A. F. Suffredini, K. Barrett, M. J. Wolcott, V. C. Marconi, G. M. Lyon, 3rd, G. L. Weinstein, K. Weinmeister, S. Sutton, M.…
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-07-21
  Description: More than 26,000 cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported in western Africa, with high mortality. Several patients have been medically evacuated to hospitals in the United States and Europe.

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• Surrogate Testing Suggests That Chlorine Dioxide Gas Exposure Would Not Inactivate Ebola Virus Contained in Environmental Blood Contamination

  Tags Biosafety, Ebola, Lab, Laboratory, Laboratory Testing, R-IPC, R-Res&Pub, Specimen Handling
  Creator: Lowe, J. J., A. L. Hewlett, P. C. Iwen, P. W. Smith and S. G. Gibbs
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-05-08
  Description: The ability to decontaminate a room potentially containing the Ebola virus is important to healthcare facilities in the United States.
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  Human Ebola virus infection results in substantial immune activation

  Tags Antibodies, Ebola, Immunology, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: McElroy, A. K., R. S. Akondy, C. W. Davis, A. H. Ellebedy, A. K. Mehta, C. S. Kraft, G. M. Lyon, B. S. Ribner, J. Varkey, J. Sidney, A. Sette, S. Campbell, U. Stroher, I. Damon, S. T. Nichol, C. F. Spiropoulou and R. Ahmed
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-04-14
  Description: Four Ebola patients received care at Emory University Hospital, presenting a unique opportunity to examine the cellular immune responses during acute Ebola virus infection.