Management of COVID-19 in hemodialysis patients: The Genoa experience
| Autor: | Valeria Falqui, Giovanni Battista Traverso, Pasquale Esposito, Giacomo Garibotto, Francesca Viazzi, Novella Conti, Fabio Massarino, Giancarlo Peloso, Rodolfo Russo, Enzo Moriero |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) medicine.medical_treatment Pneumonia Viral Ambulatory Care Facilities Betacoronavirus Sars virus Renal Dialysis Pandemic medicine Humans Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor Pandemics biology business.industry SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Hematology biology.organism_classification Virology Italy Nephrology Hemodialysis business Coronavirus Infections |
| Zdroj: | Hemodialysis International. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis Hemodialysis International |
| Popis: | Confronting the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has allowed us to appreciate how efficiently highly-resourced settings can respond to crises. However even such settings are not prepared to deal with the situation, and lessons are only slowly being learnt. There is still an urgent need to accelerate protocols that lead to the implementation of rapid point-of-care diagnostic testing and effective antiviral therapies. In some high-risk populations, such as dialysis patients, where several individuals are treated at the same time in a limited space and overcrowded areas, our objective must be to ensure protection to patients, the healthcare team and the dialysis ward. The difficult Italian experience may help other countries to face the challenges. The experience of the Lombardy underlines the need for gathering and sharing our data to increase our knowledge and support common, initially experience-based, and as soon as possible evidence-based position to face this overwhelming crisis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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