ASSISTANCE PROTOCOLS AS A WORKING TOOL IN COVID-19 CLINICAL MANAGEMENT IN INTENSIVE THERAPY UNIT: NARRATIVE REVIEW

Abstract

Infection with Sars-CoV-2, which causes covid-19, spread rapidly due to the high level of transmissibility, causing a worldwide pandemic. Given this scenario, as measures to prevent the main problem of fighting the virus. In the ICU, the local destination is to receive patients in serious condition, it is an area conducive to the development of infections related to health care. To prevent and control these infections, it will apply to the preventive care protocols recommended by the Institute For Healthcare Improvement for auxiliary work organization. Therefore, the aim of this study was to carry out a narrative review of the care protocols as a work tool in the clinical laboratory of covid-19 in an adult ICU. This type of review is essential in acquiring and updating knowledge on a specific topic. The articles were extracted from the databases: PubMed, BVS and EMBASE. The search took place in pairs, in January 2021, online, using the descriptors in Health Sciences and the Medical Subject: Intensive Care Units, Care Packages, COVID-19 virus and infection. A final sample consisted of 6 articles and these were discussed with the support of other studies. After analyzing the data, the results indicated for adherence to the prevention packages in the ICU auxiliary work organizations and, in view of this pandemic scenario, should be intensified for the safety of the patient and the professional in order to promote care based on safety and quality of care can decrease as secondary contamination.