Evaluation of the medically necessary, time sensitive triage score during and beyond the local COVID-19 pandemic in the Gynaecologic Oncology Unit of a tertiary hospital in South Africa.
Adekunle Emmanuel SajoArie MoutonGbenga OlorunfemiVisser CathyMatthys Cornelis van AardtGreta DreyerPublished in: PloS one (2023)
The study provided some insight into the potential usefulness of MeNTS score in prioritizing patients for surgery in gynaecologic oncologic sub-specialty. The score performed well across a range of gynaecologic conditions and procedures with good intra-observer and inter-observer consistency and reliability. This is a prioritization tool that is dynamically adaptable to accommodate changes in resources availability and operating theatre capacity.
Keyphrases
- south africa
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- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- minimally invasive
- hiv positive
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass
- prostate cancer
- palliative care
- rectal cancer
- coronary artery disease
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- radical prostatectomy
- atrial fibrillation
- hepatitis c virus
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- climate change
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