Chest tubes in COVID-19 times: a safe way to protect the team.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
; 66Suppl 2(Suppl 2): 102-105, 2020.
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| ID: mdl-32965366
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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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Tubos Torácicos
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Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa do Profissional para o Paciente
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Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa do Paciente para o Profissional
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Equipamento de Proteção Individual
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil