Expanding ICU facilities in a pandemic scenario

dc.contributor.authorAndresen, Max
dc.contributor.authorBorn, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorKattan, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorVera, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorCataldo, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorRuiz, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorBravo, Sebastian
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T13:10:01Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T13:10:01Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractOur 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.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-06-24
dc.format.extent10 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn0717-6163
dc.identifier.issn0034-9887
dc.identifier.pubmedidMEDLINE:33399761
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872020000500674
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000576477200013
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Medicina; Vera Alarcon, Maria Magdale; S/I; 226652
dc.issue.numero5
dc.language.isoes
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final683
dc.pagina.inicio674
dc.publisherSOC MEDICA SANTIAGO
dc.revistaREVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectIntensive Care Units
dc.subjectRespiratory Distress Syndrome
dc.subjectSARS Virus
dc.subjectCRITICALLY-ILL
dc.subjectSURGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectCARE
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleExpanding ICU facilities in a pandemic scenario
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen148
sipa.codpersvinculados226652
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.indexPubmed
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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