[Prevention of infections related to health care in primary care. Lessons from the pandemic]. / Prevención de infecciones relacionadas con la asistencia sanitaria en atención primaria. Lecciones de la pandemia.
Aten Primaria
; 53 Suppl 1: 102225, 2021 Dec.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1578850
ABSTRACT
The health system failed to guarantee the safety of both professionals and citizens who came to the centers at the beginning of the pandemic. The lack of materials and guidelines for the prevention of infections caused in Spain the worst catastrophe in the history of patient safety and occupational health in healthcare. It also happened in other countries but Spain had the highest rates of infected health workers in the world. It was a largely avoidable event. We review what measures have been taken to prevent infections in primary care centers, such as hand hygiene, masks and personal protection material or the maintenance of social distance, among others. We update the recommendations and raise the perspectives in a situation that requires flexibility and adaptability to maintain quality and safe care.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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Hand Hygiene
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Aten Primaria
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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