Summary
Antiviral treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the current situation: a position paper of the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES)
Juan González del Castillo1, Amparo Fernández-Simón Almela2, Javier Jacob3, María Arranz4, Begoña Espinosa5, Helena de la Torre Marti6, Antoni Molines7, Cristóbal Manuel Rodríguez-Leal8, Manuel Salido Mota9, Leticia Serrano10, Pedro Rivas Del Valle11, Pere Llorens5, en representación de los participantes
Affiliation of the authors
1Servicio de Urgencias, Coordinador del Grupo de Infecciones de la SEMES, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. 2Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain. 3Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. 4Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. 5Servicio de Urgencias, Corta Estancia y Hospitalización a Domicilio. Hospital General Dr. Balmis, Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL). Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Alicante, Spain. 6Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain. 7Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. 8Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain. 9Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Regional de Málaga, Málaga, Spain. 10Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain. 11Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain.
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González del Castillo J, Fernández-Simón Almela A, Jacob J, Arranz M, Espinosa B, de la Torre Marti H, et al. Antiviral treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the current situation: a position paper of the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES). Emergencias. 2024;36:211-21
Summary
COVID-19 continues to pose a significant threat: mortality stands at nearly twice that of influenza, and the incidence rate is growing as the population’s vaccination rate decreases, particularly in Spain and other areas of Europe. Given this situation, it is vitally important know whether medical protocols are consistent and appropriately implemented by health care staff in the interest of preventing possible inefficiency or inequity. Physicians from hospital emergency departments met to study their hospitals’ usual clinical practices for managing SARS-CoV-2 infection and to determine their expert opinions on the use of antiviral agents. The participating physicians then reached consensus on evidencebased recommendations for strategies that would optimize emergency treatment.