Epidemiology and clinical features of emergency department patients with suspected COVID-19: Insights from Australia's 'second wave' (COVED-4).

Gerard Michael O'Reilly Robert D Mitchell Biswadev Mitra Hamed Akhlaghi Viet Tran Jeremy S FurykPaul BuntineAnselm Y WongVinay GangathimmaiahJonathan C KnottMax RaosErica ChattertonCarolyne SeviorSophie ParkerSamuel BakerAshley LoughmanNicole LowryDylan FreemanMuhuntha Sri-GaneshanNicole ChapmanSherman SiuMichael P NoonanDe Villiers SmitPeter A Cameronnull null

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2021)

In this prospective multi-site study during Australia's 'second wave', a substantial proportion of ED presentations required SARS-CoV-2 testing and isolation. Presence of SARS-CoV-2 on nasopharyngeal swab was associated with an increase in the odds of death and mechanical ventilation in hospital.

Keyphrases

sars cov
emergency department
mechanical ventilation
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
healthcare
respiratory failure
adverse drug
acute care
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation