Identifying the effects of an upgraded 'fever clinic' on COVID-19 control and the workload of emergency department: retrospective study in a tertiary hospital in China.

Jiangshan WangLiang ZongJinghong ZhangHan SunJoseph Harold WallinePengxia SunShengyong XuYan LiChunting WangJihai LiuFan LiJun XuYun LiXuezhong YuHuadong Zhu

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

The workload of the FC increased significantly after the COVID-19 outbreak. New protocols regarding the use of FC likely helped prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the hospital. The upgraded FC also reduced the burden on the ED.

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