การจัดการบริการอาหารผู้ป่วยโรคติดเชื้อโคโรนาไวรัส 2019: สถาบันบำราศนราดูร

Abstract

                Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Thailand on 13 January 2020, when the country made the first confirmation of a case outside China. In Thailand, Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute (BIDI) is a tertiary care hospital for significant infectious diseases and is the quarantine center for patients under investigation of deadly infectious diseases. The purpose of this paper is to share the experience with the management of nutrition services for patients with COVID-19 from an accredited infectious diseases institute.

                 This study was a retrospective analysis of the After-Action Review. The results showed that food service management should be guaranteed with food sanitation, food safety, and nutrition standards. Therefore, the BIDI managed food sanitation, food safety, and nutrition standards according to the guidelines by Thai and international guidelines and routinely practice these standards to ensure food safety and adequate nutrition intake for patients with COVID-19. In addition, this is the first paper on BIDI food services since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. Future research is suggested to develop a more specific guideline to support in food service management of COVID-19 patients and other respiratory infectious diseases.