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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Huayanay, Irma, Luu, Stephanie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
Materias:
The COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Older Adults, Families, Caregivers, Health Care Providers and Communities
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7649914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33225019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333721420970336
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Sumario: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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