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ArticlePostgraduate medical journal2021

Simple, fast and affordable triaging pathway for COVID-19.

Elizabeth Jane Eggleton

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Article in Postgraduate medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Elizabeth Jane EggletonCardiology Department, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK elizabeth.eggleton@addenbrookes.nhs.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4175-6141

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 has caused a global pandemic. The majority of patients will experience mild disease, but others will develop a severe respiratory infection that requires hospitalisation. This is causing a significant strain on health services. Patients are presenting at emergency departments with symptoms of dyspnoea, dry cough and fever with varying severity. The appropriate triaging of patients will assist in preventing health services becoming overwhelmed during the pandemic. This is assisted through clinical assessment and various imaging and laboratory investigations, including chest X-ray, blood analysis and identification of viral infection with SARS-CoV-2. Here, a succinct triaging pathway that aims to be fast, reliable and affordable is presented. The hope is that such a pathway will assist health services in appropriately combating the pandemic.

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Clinical Decision-MakingHospitalizationPatient IsolationBlood Gas AnalysisCOVID-19COVID-19 Nucleic Acid TestingCOVID-19 Serological TestingDisease ManagementEarly Warning ScoreElectrocardiographyEmergency Service, HospitalHumansPersonal Protective EquipmentRadiography, ThoracicRisk AssessmentSARS-CoV-2chest imaginghealth economicsinfectious diseasesmolecular diagnosticspathologypublic health

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PMID32439731
PMCPMC10016986

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