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[Ethical issues in primary care during the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic].

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2020-11-28

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Beltran-Aroca, C M
González-Tirado, M
Girela-López, E

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Public health emergencies, such as the current SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic, have led to tragic resource constraints that prevent lives from being saved. This has led to tensions in patient-centered care as the backbone of the system in normal conditions and the same care in emergencies originating in the COVID-19. In this review we address some of the healthcare, organizational and ethical problems that this scenario has caused in primary care such as: cancellation of programmed activities; scarce home care and follow-up of elderly, chronically ill and immobilized patients; shortage of PPE and the exposure to risk of healthcare professionals, and finally the problems associated with telemedicine and telephone attention to patients.

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COVID-19
Health Care Rationing
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services for the Aged
Humans
Infection Control
Pandemics
Personal Protective Equipment
Primary Health Care
Quality of Health Care
Spain
Telemedicine

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Atención primaria, Ethical issues, Pandemia, Pandemic, Primary care, Problemas éticos, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), Telemedicina, Telemedicine

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