| Revista: | Revista de investigación clínica |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000453228 |
| ISSN: | 0034-8376 |
| Autores: | Gómez Moreno, Carolina1 Hernández Ruiz, Virgilio2 Hernández Gilsoul, Thierry1 Avila Funes, José A2 |
| Instituciones: | 1Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Departamento de Urgencias, Ciudad de México. México 2Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Departamento de Geriatría, Ciudad de México. México |
| Año: | 2020 |
| Periodo: | May-Jun |
| Volumen: | 72 |
| Número: | 3 |
| Paginación: | 127-134 |
| País: | México |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared a global pandemic. Older adults have been found as a vulnerable group for developing severe forms of disease and increased mortality. Objective: The objective of the study was to propose a pathway to assist the decision-making process for hospital resource allocation for older adults with COVID-19 using simple geriatric assessment-based tools. Methods: We reviewed the available literature at this point of the COVID-19 outbreak, focusing in older adult care to extract key recommendations for those health-care professionals who will be treating older adults in the hospital emergency ward (HEW) in developing countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: We listed a series of easy recommendations for non-geriatrician doctors in the HEW and suggested simple tools for hospital resource allocation during critical care evaluation of older adults with COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries. Conclusions: Age must not be used as the sole criterion for resource allocation among older adults with COVID-19. Simple and efficient tools are available to identify components of the comprehensive geriatric assessment, which could be useful to predict outcomes and provide high-quality care that would fit the particular needs of older adults in resource-limited settings amidst this global pandemic |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Geriatría, Salud pública, Ancianos, COVID-19, Grupos vulnerables, Atención a la salud, Toma de decisiones |
| Keyword: | Public health, Aged, COVID-19, Vulnerable populations, Health care, Decision making |
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