Epidemiology and clinical features of emergency department patients with suspected COVID-19: Results from the first month of the COVID-19 Emergency Department Quality Improvement Project (COVED-2).

Gerard Michael O'Reilly Robert D MitchellJamin WuPrithi RajivHolly Bannon-Murphy Timothy AmosLisa BrichkoHelen BrenneckeMichael P NoonanBiswadev MitraAndrew PatonRyan HillerDe Villiers SmitCarl LuckhoffMark J SantamariaPeter A Cameron

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2020)

The volume of ED patients with suspected COVID-19 is increasing. Low numbers of positive cases precluded development of accurate predictive tools, but the COVED Project is fulfilling an important role in monitoring the burden of infection prevention and control requirements on the ED. The increasing number of patients meeting isolation criteria has the potential to impact on patient flow and may lead to ED overcrowding.

Keyphrases

emergency department
quality improvement
coronavirus disease
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end stage renal disease
patient safety
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
risk factors
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
peritoneal dialysis
high resolution
adverse drug
electronic health record