Tough Decisions During the COVID 19 Pandemic: A Frail Latino Patient

Tough Decisions During the COVID 19 Pandemic: A Frail Latino Patient

The pandemic of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) had overwhelmed the healthcare system worldwide with multiple ethical dilemmas. Several tools have been used to assess risk factors in these patients. One of them, the Clinical Frailty scale, has shown good correlation...

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Main Authors: Irma Huayanay MD, Stephanie Luu DO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-11-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721420970336
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spelling doaj-280e461421ee431fae50c21dc05d7df02020-11-25T04:08:54ZengSAGE PublishingGerontology and Geriatric Medicine2333-72142020-11-01610.1177/2333721420970336Tough Decisions During the COVID 19 Pandemic: A Frail Latino PatientIrma Huayanay MD0Stephanie Luu DO1Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, TX, USADoctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, TX, USAThe pandemic of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) had overwhelmed the healthcare system worldwide with multiple ethical dilemmas. Several tools have been used to assess risk factors in these patients. One of them, the Clinical Frailty scale, has shown good correlation between the patient functional status and hospital stay with overall mortality. We present a case were the Clinical Frailty Scale was used to assess patient management and goals of care.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721420970336
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description The pandemic of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) had overwhelmed the healthcare system worldwide with multiple ethical dilemmas. Several tools have been used to assess risk factors in these patients. One of them, the Clinical Frailty scale, has shown good correlation between the patient functional status and hospital stay with overall mortality. We present a case were the Clinical Frailty Scale was used to assess patient management and goals of care.
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