Trauma care in times of COVID-19: The importance of considering all trauma patients as potentially infected

Objective: The COVID-19 epidemic and the polytrauma patient care field appear to be dissipating at first sight. Although trauma care personnel are not considered the first line in the attack against the pandemic, their role in controlling this outbreak is fundamental. The aim of this study is to ass...

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Autores principales:	Leonardo Álvarez-Vázquez, Tania Mendoza-Ibarra, Cynthia Daniela Bazán-Acevedo, Alfredo Vara-Castillo, César A. Almendárez-Sánchez
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Publicado:	Permanyer 2021
Materias:	SARS-COV2. COVID-19. Risk. Protection. Trauma. Medicine (General) R5-920
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/93094b0e21d542669e66545abc75338b
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:93094b0e21d542669e66545abc75338b2021-11-04T09:25:18ZTrauma care in times of COVID-19: The importance of considering all trauma patients as potentially infected10.24875/RMU.210000201665-57962530-0709https://doaj.org/article/93094b0e21d542669e66545abc75338b2021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.medicinauniversitaria.org/frame_esp.php?id=140https://doaj.org/toc/1665-5796https://doaj.org/toc/2530-0709Objective: The COVID-19 epidemic and the polytrauma patient care field appear to be dissipating at first sight. Although trauma care personnel are not considered the first line in the attack against the pandemic, their role in controlling this outbreak is fundamental. The aim of this study is to assess the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in trauma care personnel and issue recommendations established in the literature. Methods: A retrospective and cross-sectional study was carried out of patients’ records with a diagnosis of admission of polytrauma, in which concurrent infection by SARS-COV2 was detected, collecting demographic and clinical variables. Results: There were 15 patients included; 33.3% were female and 66.7% were male. The average age was 32 years, 46.7% presented brain trauma, and 66.7% of all cases required surgical management. All the patients denied respiratory symptoms. However, all presented suggestive lesions by imaging, being confirmed by performing RT-PCR in each of them. Conclusion: This work shows that the personnel in charge of treating trauma are highly likely to be exposed. Therefore, we have to adjust to the established recommendations to protect both health personnel and the patient. Leonardo Álvarez-VázquezTania Mendoza-IbarraCynthia Daniela Bazán-AcevedoAlfredo Vara-CastilloCésar A. Almendárez-SánchezPermanyerarticleSARS-COV2. COVID-19. Risk. Protection. Trauma.Medicine (General)R5-920ENESMedicina Universitaria, Vol 23, Iss 3 (2021)
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topic	SARS-COV2. COVID-19. Risk. Protection. Trauma. Medicine (General) R5-920
spellingShingle	SARS-COV2. COVID-19. Risk. Protection. Trauma. Medicine (General) R5-920 Leonardo Álvarez-Vázquez Tania Mendoza-Ibarra Cynthia Daniela Bazán-Acevedo Alfredo Vara-Castillo César A. Almendárez-Sánchez Trauma care in times of COVID-19: The importance of considering all trauma patients as potentially infected
description	Objective: The COVID-19 epidemic and the polytrauma patient care field appear to be dissipating at first sight. Although trauma care personnel are not considered the first line in the attack against the pandemic, their role in controlling this outbreak is fundamental. The aim of this study is to assess the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in trauma care personnel and issue recommendations established in the literature. Methods: A retrospective and cross-sectional study was carried out of patients’ records with a diagnosis of admission of polytrauma, in which concurrent infection by SARS-COV2 was detected, collecting demographic and clinical variables. Results: There were 15 patients included; 33.3% were female and 66.7% were male. The average age was 32 years, 46.7% presented brain trauma, and 66.7% of all cases required surgical management. All the patients denied respiratory symptoms. However, all presented suggestive lesions by imaging, being confirmed by performing RT-PCR in each of them. Conclusion: This work shows that the personnel in charge of treating trauma are highly likely to be exposed. Therefore, we have to adjust to the established recommendations to protect both health personnel and the patient.
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author	Leonardo Álvarez-Vázquez Tania Mendoza-Ibarra Cynthia Daniela Bazán-Acevedo Alfredo Vara-Castillo César A. Almendárez-Sánchez
author_facet	Leonardo Álvarez-Vázquez Tania Mendoza-Ibarra Cynthia Daniela Bazán-Acevedo Alfredo Vara-Castillo César A. Almendárez-Sánchez
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title	Trauma care in times of COVID-19: The importance of considering all trauma patients as potentially infected
title_short	Trauma care in times of COVID-19: The importance of considering all trauma patients as potentially infected
title_full	Trauma care in times of COVID-19: The importance of considering all trauma patients as potentially infected
title_fullStr	Trauma care in times of COVID-19: The importance of considering all trauma patients as potentially infected
title_full_unstemmed	Trauma care in times of COVID-19: The importance of considering all trauma patients as potentially infected
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publisher	Permanyer
publishDate	2021
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Trauma care in times of COVID-19: The importance of considering all trauma patients as potentially infected

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