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Algunas consideraciones sobre la organización del sistema sanitario frente a una pandemia

Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes; 32 (1), 2021
No hay fórmula única para enfrentar una pandemia. La diversidad de liderazgos, objetivos sanitarios, escenarios, culturas, financiamiento, y organizaciones de sistemas de salud existentes obligan a cada país a buscar sus propias estrategias. La pandemia causada por el virus SARS-CoV-2 ...

Sistema hospitalario en situación de crisis: implementación de sistema de comando de incidentes para enfrentar pandemia SARS-CoV-2 en Clínica Las Condes, Chile

Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes; 32 (1), 2021
La pandemia en Chile generó un desafío de modernización y gestión de los Cuidados Intensivos, haciendo necesario que las unidades de pacientes críticos realizaran un aumento de su capacidad hospitalaria, lo que requiere preparar una infraestructura, un equipamiento mínimo, protocolo...

Gobernanza de enfermería: adaptación en tiempos de pandemia: experiencia en Clínica Las Condes

Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes; 32 (1), 2021
La pandemia SARS-CoV-2 ha desafiado el despliegue de todo el equipo de salud, movilizando no solo un recurso humano, también equipamiento, insumos y una infraestructura, que permita responder una alta demanda de pacientes críticos, que requirió abrir más camas críticas, manejada por un personal sani...

El triaje en pandemia: fundamentos éticos para la asignación de recursos de soporte vital avanzado en escenarios de escasez

Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes; 32 (1), 2021
Las pandemias y otras catástrofes de alto impacto sanitario azotan periódicamente a la humanidad, aumentando desproporcionadamente la demanda por atención en servicios de urgencia, unidades de cuidados intensivos y medios de soporte vital avanzado. Este desequilibrio obliga a una complej...

Poor sanitation and transmission of COVID-19 in Brazil

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Coronavirus is a family of viruses that cause respiratory infections. From cases first recorded in China at the end of 2019, a new type of virus in this family, named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was discovered. The disease caused by this virus, COVID-19, was bro...

Critical analysis on the use of cholecalciferol as a COVID-19 intervention: a narrative review

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization has declared that a pandemic situation exists in relation to the disease caused by the new coronavirus, COVID-19. So far, the absence of a vaccine against the new coronavirus has led people worldwide to seek various therapeutic alternatives, including ...

Analysis of scientific production on the new coronavirus (COVID-19): a bibliometric analysis

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The pandemic of the new coronavirus has culminated in a scientific race to seek knowledge about this virus and its treatments, vaccines and preventive strategies, in order to reduce its impact on healthcare and economics worldwide. Hence, it is important to recognize the efforts of...

Experience of 2003 SARS has a negative psychological impact on healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has instilled fear and stress among healthcare workers. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess work stress and associated factors among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak and to evaluate whether prior experience of treating severe acute...

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency general surgery: a retrospective study

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected healthcare systems worldwide. The effect of the pandemic on emergency general surgery patients remains unknown. OBJECTIVE: To reveal the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality and morbidity among emergency general surgery cases. DESIGN A...