Dirección Médica, AUNA, Lima41, Peru.
Dirección Médica, AUNA, Lima41, Peru.
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2021 Jan;157:103129. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2020.103129. Epub 2020 Oct 22.
COVID-19 pandemic is the more challenging public health emergency of the century, producing the collapse of health systems and unprecedented levels of morbidity and mortality around the world, especially in low resource settings. Patients with chronic diseases are the most affected, not only due to the high susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection but also due to the decrease in opportunities for timely care. In this dark landscape, telemedicine, before limited to very specific scenarios, has become one of our main tools to manage cancer patients, particularly in Latin America where COVID-19 has had a strong impact on the public health. Telemedicine can provide rapid access to specialized cancer care in a scenario complicated, reducing the exposure of patients and healthcare personnel to the SARS-CoV-2. In this review, we would like to share our experience and our workflow using telemedicine at Oncosalud-AUNA, a private clinic in Peru.
COVID-19 大流行是本世纪更具挑战性的公共卫生紧急事件，导致卫生系统崩溃，全球发病率和死亡率达到前所未有的水平，特别是在资源匮乏的环境中。慢性病患者受影响最大，这不仅是因为他们对 SARS-CoV-2 感染的高度易感性，还因为及时治疗的机会减少了。在这种黑暗的情况下，远程医疗以前仅限于非常特定的场景，已成为我们管理癌症患者的主要工具之一，特别是在 COVID-19 对公共卫生产生重大影响的拉丁美洲。远程医疗可以在复杂的情况下快速获得专门的癌症护理，减少患者和医护人员接触 SARS-CoV-2 的风险。在这篇综述中，我们将分享我们在秘鲁私人诊所 Oncosalud-AUNA 使用远程医疗的经验和工作流程。
