Smart Check - COVID-19 triage system: Evaluation of the impact on the screening time and identification of clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a public health service.
Fernando AnschauPaulo Valdeci WormLuciane KopittkeLuis Humberto de Mello VillwockMarcos Luiggi Lemos SartoriJéferson Cardoso do RosárioJosé Francisco Secorun InácioMaicon Diogo MuchEduardo MarckmannSandro PinheiroJoão Ricardo Nickenig VissociWagner de Lara MachadoDalton Breno CostaDaniel KlugJuliane Martin PrestesFabiano HesselPublished in: International journal of clinical practice (2021)
Smart Check, a simple clinical evaluation tool, along with the targeted use of rapid PCR testing, can optimise triage time for patients with and without COVID-19. In triage centres, a number of initial signs and symptoms should be cause for SARS-CoV-2 infection suspicion, in particular the association of respiratory, neurological, and gastrointestinal manifestations.