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Povidone-iodine: The "new-old" ally against COVID-19 / Yodopovidona: el "nuevo-viejo" aliado contra el COVID-19
Castro-Gómez, Alex.
  • Castro-Gómez, Alex; Universidad del Valle. Hospital Universitario del Valle. Department of Anesthesiology. Cali. CO
Rev. colomb. anestesiol ; 49(4): e601, Oct.-Dec. 2021. tab
Article in English | LILACS, COLNAL | ID: biblio-1341249
ABSTRACT
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has infected over 95 million people worldwide and over 2 million in Colombia. The healthcare personnel (HCP) in our country account for more than 3,800 cases and 197 deaths until January 2021 1. Being a highly contagious virus, it has changed medical practice and exposed HCP who are at risk of becoming victims with every patient they see. The primary routes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 are through respiratory droplets and contact with infected patients or any nearby surfaces or objects which the patient has used. Airborne transmission of the virus is possible when conducting aerosol generating procedures 2. Among HCP, those who are more exposed to aerosols are more vulnerable to get the disease anesthesiologists, emergency physicians, internists and intensivists, as well as ENT doctors, ophthalmologists, maxillofacial surgeons, head and neck surgeons, dentists, gastroenterologists, pulmonologists, respiratory therapists, scrub nurses, nursing staff, inter alia.
RESUMEN
La pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 ha contagiado más de 95 millones de personas en el mundo y más de 2 millones en Colombia. El personal de salud (PS) en nuestro país presenta más de 34.800 casos y 197 muertes a enero de 2021 (1). Su alta contagiosidad llegó para cambiar la manera de ejercer la medicina, exponiendo con cada atención al PS a convertirse en una víctima más. La principal vía de transmisión del SARS-CoV-2 es por gotas respiratorias y por contacto con pacientes infectados o superficies cercanas u objetos que este haya utilizado. La transmisión aérea del virus es posible al efectuarse procedimientos que pueden generar aerosoles (2). Dentro del PS, aquellos que más se exponen a aerosoles son los más vulnerables a adquirir esta enfermedad anestesiólogos, emergenciólogos, internistas e intensivistas, así como otorrinolaringólogos, oftalmólogos, cirujanos maxilofaciales, cirujanos de cabeza y cuello, odontólogos, gastroenterólogos, neumólogos, terapeutas respiratorios, instrumentadores quirúrgicos y personal de enfermería, entre otros.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Povidone-Iodine / COVID-19 Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. colomb. anestesiol Journal subject: Anesthesiology Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad del Valle/CO

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Povidone-Iodine / COVID-19 Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. colomb. anestesiol Journal subject: Anesthesiology Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad del Valle/CO