First surgical experience with a COVID-19 positive patient in Costa Rica: case report, staff safety protocol and brief review of literature

First surgical experience with a COVID-19 positive patient in Costa Rica: case report, staff safety protocol and brief review of literature

Abstract Background The safe management of patients with COVID-19 has been a challenge during the current pandemic, leading to healthcare workers being disproportionately affected by the virus. In Costa Rica, 20% of all infections and 27% of all ICU cases during the initial weeks of the outbreak wer...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Sanchez-Betancourt, Pablo Sibaja-Alvarez, Milagros Gonzalez-Cole, Ivannia Mendez-Barboza, Crishtna Ledezma-Cruz, Priscilla Vargas-Paez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-11-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Case report
COVID-19
Global health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-01054-x

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