Andresen Max, Born Pablo, Kattan Eduardo, Vera Magdalena, Cataldo Alejandro, Ruiz Carolina, Bravo Sebastián
Departamento de Medicina Intensiva, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Instituto de Ingeniería Matemática y Computacional, Escuela de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Rev Med Chil. 2020 May;148(5):674-683. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872020000500674.
Our 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.
我国正遭受新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）持续大流行的影响。由于医疗系统的脆弱性，尤其是重症监护区域，它们可能会迅速不堪重负。这在多个方面同时给重症监护病房带来挑战，使得在不降低护理标准的情况下增加床位变得紧迫。本文旨在讨论该国情况的一些方面，并就重症监护病房的组织管理提供建议，如隔离方案、增加重症监护病房床位容量、确保充足供应、保护和培训医护人员以及维持高质量的临床管理。
