Open AccessReducción de la exposición en residentes de Cirugía frente al brote de COVID-19
Author(s) -
Agustín Salvador Valido Morales,
Mora Achával,
Juan Cruz López Meyer,
C.G. De Vega,
Gerónimo Faillace,
Guadalupe Iudica,
Ezequiel Verde,
Carina Chwat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista argentina de cirugía/revista argentina de cirugía
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-639X
pISSN - 0048-7600
DOI - 10.25132/raac.v112.n2.1492.es
Subject(s) - covid-19 , context (archaeology) , medicine , pandemic , teamwork , ambulatory , quarter (canadian coin) , nursing , disease , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , geography , archaeology , pathology , law
The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 during the first quarter of 2020 constitutes an unprecedented challenge for the health system. The aim is to describe the strategies adopted by residents of General Surgery of a university hospital of Argentina, to safeguard the health of residents, reduce the risk of exposure of surgical patients, maintain continuous academic training and promote teamwork. Minimize resident exposure by dividing the group into two teams that work by fortnights; divide activities, hours within hospital, and shifts equally among residents; use telemedicine for postoperative / ambulatory controls; suspend office activity; organize daily online classes and reviews of published articles. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, all means should be used to minimize the risk of exposure in order to optimize human resources. Although these strategies can easily be applied to other residencies, more research is needed to assess their impact on disease transmission, and on the physical and emotional health of health professionals