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<journal-id>0484-7903</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de anestesiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. anestesiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0484-7903</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Anestesiología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0484-79032020000200168</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/92878</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Pandemia 2020. Algunas consideraciones éticas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Pandemic 2020. Some ethical considerations]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Esquivel-Guadarrama]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,HMG Hospital Coyoacán  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>43</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>168</fpage>
<lpage>172</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0484-79032020000200168&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0484-79032020000200168&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0484-79032020000200168&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: A lo largo de la historia de la humanidad, cada vez que se presenta una pandemia, se genera un clima de incertidumbre, debido al temor a lo impredecible de la situación, las posibilidades de afectación, el control que se pueda tener sobre ella y la manera en que esta pandemia afectará las condiciones socioeconómicas de un país. Una forma adecuada de respuesta por parte de las autoridades sanitarias ante situaciones como ésta, es estableciendo una política eficaz de comunicación, para permitir una corriente de confianza en la población. Los objetivos de esta comunicación antes o durante un brote epidémico son: educar, informar, recomendar, preparar y prevenir. Ante una situación como la actual, nos enfrentamos a problemas que competen a la ética, y se crea un conflicto entre el bien individual y el bien común. Ante una pandemia, la eficacia necesaria para combatirla plantea la necesidad de priorizar a ciertos grupos, como los profesionales y trabajadores de la salud, quienes necesitarán estar más protegidos y atendidos, precisamente para que puedan responder a la demanda asistencial.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Throughout the history of humanity, each time a pandemic occurs, a climate of uncertainty is generated, due to fear of the unpredictability of the situation, the possibilities of affecting it, the control it may have over it, and the how this pandemic will affect the socioeconomic conditions of a country. An adequate form of response by health authorities in situations like this is establishing an effective communication policy to allow a flow of confidence in the population. The goals of this communication before or during an outbreak are: educate, inform, recommend, prepare, and prevent. Faced with a situation like the current one, we face ethical problems, and a conflict is created between the individual good and the common good. In the face of a pandemic, the effectiveness necessary to combat it raises the need to prioritize certain groups, such as health professionals and workers, who will need to be more protected and cared for, precisely so that they can respond to the demand for care.]]></p></abstract>
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