Prevention of infections related to health care in primary care. Lessons from the pandemic

Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved..

The health system failed to guarantee the safety of both professionals and citizens who came to the centers at the beginning of the pandemic. The lack of materials and guidelines for the prevention of infections caused in Spain the worst catastrophe in the history of patient safety and occupational health in healthcare. It also happened in other countries but Spain had the highest rates of infected health workers in the world. It was a largely avoidable event. We review what measures have been taken to prevent infections in primary care centers, such as hand hygiene, masks and personal protection material or the maintenance of social distance, among others. We update the recommendations and raise the perspectives in a situation that requires flexibility and adaptability to maintain quality and safe care.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53 Suppl 1

Enthalten in:

Atencion primaria - 53 Suppl 1(2021) vom: 27. Dez., Seite 102225

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Prevención de infecciones relacionadas con la asistencia sanitaria en atención primaria. Lecciones de la pandemia

Beteiligte Personen:

Palacio Lapuente, Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Martín Rodríguez, María Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Aibar Remón, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Jurado Balbuena, Juan José [VerfasserIn]
Torijano Casalengua, María Luisa [VerfasserIn]
Añel Rodríguez, Rosa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atención primaria de salud
COVID-19
Infection prevention and control
Journal Article
Occupational health
Patient safety
Prevención y control de infecciones
Primary health care
Review
Salud laboral
Seguridad del paciente

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.12.2021

Date Revised 12.01.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.aprim.2021.102225

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334974321