Recommendations of the Interdisciplinary Group of Scientific Inter-Societies and Inter-Cathedra of Uruguay
March 24, 2020 version
Abstract
The recommendations included in this document are under continuous review and will be modified according to the epidemiological situation. Therefore, given the probable scenario of sustained community transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and to meet the demand for care at all levels, it is essential to ensure the response capacity of the health system. We face an over-demand at the pre-hospital level, and, foreseeing an eventual saturation of the other levels of care, the following recommendations are made regarding material resources, health personnel, diagnostic studies, and specific antiviral treatment.
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(8) Li H, Wang YM, Xu JY, Cao B. [Potential antiviral therapeutics for 2019 Novel Coronavirus]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2020; 43(3):170-2 Disponible en: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/32023685/ [Consulta: 18 marzo 2020].
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(11) Sheahan TP, Sims AC, Leist SR, Schafer A, Won J, Brown AJ, et al. Comparative therapeutic efficacy of remdesivir and combination lopinavir, ritonavir, and interferon beta against MERS-CoV. Nat Commun 2020; 11(1):222. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13940-6.
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(1) https://www.mscbs.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov-China/documentos/Protocolo_manejo_clinico_tto_COVID-19.pdf [Consulta: 13 marzo 2020].
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Sociedad Uruguaya de Medicina Intensiva, Sociedad de Infectología Clínica del Uruguay, Cátedra Enfermedades Infecciosas, Facultad de Medicina, Udelar, Cátedra Medicina Intensiva, Facultad de Medicina, Udelar, Sociedad Uruguaya de Emergencistas, Sociedad de Medicina Interna del Uruguay, Dpto. Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Udelar, Sociedad Uruguaya de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Sociedad Uruguaya de Enfermería en Cuidados Intensivos, Clínica Médica C, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Udelar, Sociedad Uruguaya de Neumología, Asociación Latinoamericana para el Control de Infecciones, Departamento de Anestesiología Hospital de Clínicas. Facultad de Medicina, Udelar, Sociedad Uruguaya de Nefrología, Centro de Nefrología, Hospital de Clínicas, Udelar, Sociedad Uruguaya de Gerontología y Geriatría del Uruguay, Departamento de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. Facultad de Medicina, Udelar, Departamento de Farmacología y Terapéutica, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Salud Ocupacional. Facultad de Medicina. Udelar, Departamento de Laboratorio de Patología Clínica. Hospital de Clínicas. Udelar. Recommendations of the Interdisciplinary Group of Scientific Inter-Societies and Inter-Cathedra of Uruguay. Rev. Méd. Urug. [Internet]. 2020Apr.30 [cited 2024Nov.23];36(2):212-8. Available from: http://www2.rmu.org.uy/ojsrmu311/index.php/rmu/article/view/542
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