Clinical evolution, management and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: a research protocol.

Brian W AllwoodCoenraad Fn KoegelenbergElvis IrusenUsha LallaRazeen DavidsYazied ChothiaRyan DavidsHans ProzeskyJantjie TaljaardArifa ParkerEric DecloedtPortia JordanSa'ad LahriRafique MoosaNeshaad SchruederRiette Du ToitAbraham ViljoenRene EnglishBirhanu AyelePeter Suwirakwenda Nyasulunull null

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

The research team obtained ethical approval from the Health Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Research Committee of the Tygerberg Hospital. All procedures for the ethical conduct of scientific investigation will be adhered to by the research team. The findings will be disseminated in clinical seminars, scientific forums and conferences targeting clinical care providers and policy-makers.

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