La criticidad de las Unidades de Intensivo. Ampliando las Unidades en tiempos de pandemia / Expanding ICU facilities in a pandemic scenario
Rev. méd. Chile
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148(5): 674-683, mayo 2020. tab, graf
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-1139352
ABSTRACT
Our country is suffering the effects of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Because the vulnerability of healthcare systems, especially the intensive care areas they can rapidly be overloaded. That challenge the ICUs simultaneously on multiple fronts making urgent to increase the number of beds, without lowering the standards of care. The purpose of this article is to discuss some aspects of the national situation and to provide recommendations on the organizational management of intensive care units such as isolation protocols, surge in ICU bed capacity, ensure adequate supplies, protect and train healthcare workers maintaining quality clinical management.
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Main subject:
Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Intensive Care Units
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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