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COVID-19: Biosafety in the Intensive Care Unit.

Diego Andrés Díaz-GuioYimmy Díaz-GuioValentina Pinzón-RodasAna Sofía Díaz-GomezJorge Andrés Guarín-MedinaYesid Chaparro-ZúñigaAlejandra Ricardo-ZapataAlfonso J Rodriguez-Morales
Published in: Current tropical medicine reports (2020)
The probability of transmission depends on the characteristics of the pathogen, the availability of quality personal protective equipment, and the human factors associated with the performance of health workers. It is necessary to have knowledge of the virus and availability of the best possible personal protection equipment, develop skills for handling equipment, and develop non-technical skills during all intensive care process; this can be achieved through structured training.
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