Potential solutions for screening, triage, and severity scoring of suspected COVID-19 positive patients in low-resource settings: a scoping review.

Sarah HirnerJennifer Lee PigogaAntoinette Vanessa NaidooEmilie J Calvello HynesYasein O OmerLee A WallisCorey B Bills

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

This study identified a number of screening, triage, and severity scoring tools implemented and proposed for patients with suspected COVID-19. No tools were specifically designed and validated in LRS. Tools specific to resource limited contexts is crucial to reducing mortality in the current pandemic.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
emergency department
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
prognostic factors
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
patient reported outcomes
risk assessment