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Consenso colombiano de expertos sobre recomendaciones informadas en la evidencia para la prevención, el diagnóstico y el manejo de la infección por SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 en pacientes con Enfermedad Renal Crónica en diálisis

Translated title of the contribution: Colombian Expert Consensus on Evidence-Informed Recommendations for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Infection in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease on Dialysis
  • Nancy Yomayusa González
  • , Erika Yama
  • , Camilo González
  • , Amaury Ariza
  • , Gustavo Aroca
  • , Richard Baquero
  • , Jorge Rico
  • , Juan Guillermo Vargas
  • , Roberto Ramírez
  • , Kelly Chacón
  • , Adriana Robayo
  • , Adalberto Peña Wilches
  • , Adriana Meza
  • , Alfonso Bunch
  • , Álvaro Mercado
  • , Angélica Calderón
  • , Benjamín Wancjer
  • , Betty Zambrano
  • , Carlos Lozano
  • , Cristóbal Buitrago
  • David Ballesteros, Diana Chacón, Diana Vargas, Douglas Villafañe, Francisco López, Freddy Pinzón, Gustavo Guerrero, Héctor Cárdenas, Helman Benavides, Ignacio Villanueva, Ingrid Raoch, Jimena Cáceres, Jorge Coronado, Jorge Pulido, Kateir Contreras, Luis Alfonso Valderrama Cometa, María Gómez, María José Vargas Brochero, Martha Carrasca, Martha Rodríguez, Mauricio Guerrero, Mercedes Alfaro Tejeda, Natalia Tobón, Paula Rodríguez, Rafael Gómez, Rodrigo Daza, Rodolfo Torres, Zilac Espitaleta, Álvaro Burgos
  • Colombiana de Nefrología e Hipertensión Arterial
  • Unisanitas-Keralty
  • Clínica Colsanitas
  • Universidad de Cartagena
  • Universidad Simón Bolívar
  • Asociación Colombiana de Nefrología Pediátrica
  • Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación
  • Fresenius Medical Care
  • Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia
  • Instituto Roosevelt
  • Renal Therapy Services (RTS)
  • Fundación Hospital Pediátrico la Misericordia
  • INVAMES S.A.S
  • Universidad del Cauca
  • Clínica FOSCAL
  • IMAT Oncomédica S.A
  • Hospital Infantil Napoleón Franco Pareja
  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Hospital Universitario Mayor Méderi
  • Fundacion Clinica Infantil Club Noel
  • Asociación Colombiana de Medicina Interna
  • Universidad de los Andes Colombia
  • Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social

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Abstract

Introduction: People with chronic dialysis are considered a population at high risk of SARS CoV2 infection and its derived complications and death. The need to go to strict dialysis schedules, the high demand in the kidney facilities and the difficulties derived from the time and space organization in the rooms in the face to the pandemic added to the difficult learning, teaching and adapting new protocols manifest the needed of standard recommendation according to this problem in people who couldn’t have an ideal isolation. Objective: Develop through an expert consensus, evidence-informed recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 infection in patients with chronic kidney disease on Dialysis. Materials and methods: We carried out a quick literature review, PubMed, Embase and scientific societies were consulted. The quality of the evidence was considered according to the type of study included. The agreement threshold defined for each recommendation was > 70% approval among experts. The strength of the recommendations was rated as strong or weak. Results: Between May 17 and 19, 2020, was conformed a team of 44 clinical experts who declared their interest conflict prior to the consultation. The agreement of the recommendations was between 70.5% and 100%. The recommendations were separated in prevention, early identification, and diagnostic, isolation in hemodialysis facilities and peritoneal dialysis, and team protection. Ethical considerations also were included. Conclusion: Due to the recent appearance of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the uncertainties regarding prevention, diagnosis and management, the recommendations presented are conceived as a Colombian standard that allows guaranteeing focused care for people with chronic kidney disease and the protection of health team.

Translated title of the contributionColombian Expert Consensus on Evidence-Informed Recommendations for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Infection in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease on Dialysis
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)119-158
Number of pages40
JournalRevista Colombiana de Nefrologia
Volume7
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2020
Externally publishedYes

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