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Practice Guideline
. 2020 Aug-Sep;44(6):363-370.
doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2020.03.006. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

Contingency plan for the intensive care services for the COVID-19 pandemic

[Article in English, Spanish]
P Rascado Sedes  1 , M A Ballesteros Sanz  2 , M A Bodí Saera  3 , L F Carrasco Rodríguez-Rey  4 , A Castellanos Ortega  5 , M Catalán González  4 , C de Haro López  6 , E Díaz Santos  6 , A Escriba Barcena  7 , M J Frade Mera  4 , J C Igeño Cano  8 , M C Martín Delgado  9 , G Martínez Estalella  10 , N Raimondi  11 , O Roca I Gas  12 , A Rodríguez Oviedo  3 , E Romero San Pío  13 , J Trenado Álvarez  14 ; Junta directiva de la SEMICYUC; Junta directiva de la SEEIUC
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Contingency plan for the intensive care services for the COVID-19 pandemic

[Article in English, Spanish]
P Rascado Sedes et al. Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2020 Aug-Sep.

Abstract
in English, Spanish

In January 2020, the Chinese authorities identified a new virus of the Coronaviridae family as the cause of several cases of pneumonia of unknown aetiology. The outbreak was initially confined to Wuhan City, but then spread outside Chinese borders. On 31 January 2020, the first case was declared in Spain. On 11 March 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. On 16 March 2020, there were 139 countries affected. In this situation, the Scientific Societies SEMICYUC and SEEIUC have decided to draw up this Contingency Plan to guide the response of the Intensive Care Services. The objectives of this plan are to estimate the magnitude of the problem and identify the necessary human and material resources. This is to provide the Spanish Intensive Medicine Services with a tool to programme optimal response strategies.

En enero de 2020 China identificó un nuevo virus de la familia de los Coronaviridae como causante de varios casos de neumonía de origen desconocido. Inicialmente confinado a la ciudad de Wuhan, se extendió posteriormente fuera de las fronteras chinas. En España, el primer caso se declaró el 31 de enero de 2020. El 11 de marzo, la Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró el brote de coronavirus como pandemia. El 16 de marzo había 139 países afectados. Ante esta situación, las Sociedades Científicas SEMICYUC y SEEIUC han decidido la elaboración de este plan de contingencia para dar respuesta a las necesidades que conllevará esta nueva enfermedad. Se pretende estimar la magnitud del problema e identificar las necesidades asistenciales, de recursos humanos y materiales, de manera que los servicios de medicina intensiva del país tengan una herramienta que les permita una planificación óptima y realista con que responder a la pandemia.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Pandemia; Pandemic; SARS-CoV-2.

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