Panama’s  multidisciplinary approach to coronavirus

Some 12 medical and scientific societies in the country have developed a guide for the management and treatment of patients with coronavirus , said Julio Sandoval, a member of the government commission in charge of treating the disease crisis reports La Prensa

Sandoval stressed that the document is “important”, because doctors reached a consensus. “That means that 12 medical societies of different specialties, such as the infectologist, pulmonologist, internist, neurologist, intensivist, anesthesiologist, among others, met and produced a guide to save the greatest number of patients,” he said.

He stressed that unlike other countries, in Panama the guide was prepared jointly.

He said d that patients with coronavirus have various conditions, so it is valuable that these guidelines reflect in a multidisciplinary way what each specialist thinks to provide the correct care.

The guidelines are endorsed by the Ministry of Health and are used in hospitals with positive patients.