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Experience of the medical personnel of a peruvian public hospital in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. / Experiencia del personal médico de un hospital público peruano frente a la pandemia por COVID-19.
Montalvo, Raul; Rojas, Armida.
  • Montalvo R; Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú, Huancayo, Perú.
  • Rojas A; Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú, Huancayo, Perú.
Medwave ; 22(10): e2602, 2022 Nov 09.
Article in English, Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2144875
ABSTRACT
The arrival of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has challenged and exposed the precarization of health systems in the face of pandemic diseases. Medical personnel has demonstrated their commitment to service and workforce force, despite having inadequate medical equipment, supplies, hospital beds, and personnel, not to mention the risk of being victims of this disease. With this article, we aim to share the experience and capabilities of the medical staff to overcome adversities their resilience and resourcefulness in the face of traumatic situations, and using and modifying any available equipment in the absence of mechanical ventilators to mitigate the progression of the disease.
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La llegada de la enfermedad por el nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) ha desafiado todos los sistemas de salud y puso en evidencia el precario sistema sanitario frente a enfermedades pandémicas. A pesar de esto, el personal médico ha demostrado la vocación de servicio y la fuerza laboral, aunque trabaje con insumos insuficientes, equipos médicos inadecuados, falta de camas de hospitalización, falta de personal y algunos fallezcan víctimas de esta enfermedad. Con este artículo pretendemos difundir las experiencias y la capacidad del personal médico para vencer estas adversidades, la adaptación positiva a estas situaciones traumáticas, utilizar y modificar todas las herramientas disponibles ante la falta de ventiladores mecánicos que lograron mitigar la progresión de la enfermedad.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Peru Language: English / Spanish Journal: Medwave Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Peru Language: English / Spanish Journal: Medwave Year: 2022 Document Type: Article