Good Practice Recommendations from the Brazilian Society of Nephrology to Dialysis Units Concerning the Pandemic of the New Coronavirus (Covid-19)

José A Moura-Neto; Andrea Pio de Abreu; Vinicius Daher Alvares Delfino; Ana Maria Misael; Ronaldo D'Avila; Dirceu Reis da Silva; Maria Claudia Cruz Andreoli; Angiolina Kraychete; Kleyton Bastos; Marcelo Mazza do Nascimento

doi:10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2020-S105

Good Practice Recommendations from the Brazilian Society of Nephrology to Dialysis Units Concerning the Pandemic of the New Coronavirus (Covid-19)

J Bras Nefrol. 2020 Aug 26;42(2 suppl 1):15-17. doi: 10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2020-S105.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

José A Moura-Neto^{1

2}, Andrea Pio de Abreu^{1

3}, Vinicius Daher Alvares Delfino^{1

4}, Ana Maria Misael¹, Ronaldo D'Avila^{1

5}, Dirceu Reis da Silva^{1

6}, Maria Claudia Cruz Andreoli^{1

7}, Angiolina Kraychete¹, Kleyton Bastos^{1

8}, Marcelo Mazza do Nascimento^{1

9}

Affiliations

¹ Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
² Grupo CSB, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
³ Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁴ Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil.
⁵ Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.
⁶ Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
⁷ Hospital do Rim, Fundação Oswaldo Ramos, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁸ Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristovão, SE, Brazil.
⁹ Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Dialysis units are environments potentially prone to the spread of Covid-19. Patients cannot suspend treatment, and they often have comorbidities, which assigns them a higher risk and worse prognosis. The Brazilian Society of Nephrology prepared this document of good practices, whose technical recommendations deal with general measures that can be implemented to reduce the risk of transmission and prevent the spread of the disease in the unit.

Unidades de diálise são ambientes potencialmente propensos à disseminação da Covid-19. Os pacientes não podem suspender o tratamento, e são frequentemente portadores de comorbidades, o que confere maior risco e pior prognóstico. A Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia elaborou esse documento de boas práticas, cujas recomendações técnicas tratam de medidas gerais que podem ser implementadas para reduzir o risco de transmissão e evitar a disseminação da doença na unidade.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
Brazil
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Disinfection / methods
Disinfection / standards
Humans
Masks
Nephrology / standards
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Patient Isolation / methods
Patient Isolation / standards
Personal Protective Equipment
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Renal Dialysis / standards*
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
SARS-CoV-2
Societies, Medical / standards
Symptom Assessment
Urology Department, Hospital / standards*

Abstract in English, Portuguese

Publication types

MeSH terms

Abstract
in English, Portuguese