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Chest tubes in COVID-19 times: a safe way to protect the team
Medeiros, Bruno José da Costa; Westphal, Fernando Luíz.
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  • Medeiros, Bruno José da Costa; Universidade Federal do Amazonas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Cirurgia. Manaus. BR
  • Westphal, Fernando Luíz; Universidade Federal do Amazonas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Cirurgia. Manaus. BR
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.) ; 66(Suppl 2): 102-105, 2020. graf
Article in En | SES-SP, LILACS | ID: biblio-1136401
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SUMMARY INTRODUCTION What has been published so far regarding safe methods to deal with chest tube insertion during COVID-19. METHODS A descriptive study of the literature available in the Medline/PubMed, Lilacs, Scopus databases and specialized books. The search was carried out using the terms "infectious diseases"; "COVID-19"; "Chest tubes". RESULTS This paper aggregates and consolidates some old concepts to new tactics to minimize the contamination of teams who deal with chest tubes, before, during, and after the procedure. CONCLUSIONS Health officials are under increasing pressure to control the spread of COVID-19, which is a very virulent disease. Our analysis brought together old rules against contamination along with new tactics for professionals who deal with chest drains in order to minimize the contamination of teams during the Pandemic.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS / SES-SP Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Chest Tubes / Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Coronavirus Infections / Personal Protective Equipment Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.) Journal subject: Educa‡Æo em Sa£de / GestÆo do Conhecimento para a Pesquisa em Sa£de / MEDICINA Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: Brazil
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS / SES-SP Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Chest Tubes / Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Coronavirus Infections / Personal Protective Equipment Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.) Journal subject: Educa‡Æo em Sa£de / GestÆo do Conhecimento para a Pesquisa em Sa£de / MEDICINA Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: Brazil