Rapid response infrastructure for pandemic preparedness in a tertiary care hospital: lessons learned from the COVID-19 outbreak in Cologne, Germany, February to March 2020

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused tremendous pressure on hospital infrastructures such as emergency rooms (ER) and outpatient departments. To avoid malfunctioning of critical services because of large numbers of potentially infected patients seeking consultation, we established...

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Autores principales: Augustin, Max, Schommers, Philipp, Suárez, Isabelle, Koehler, Philipp, Gruell, Henning, Klein, Florian, Maurer, Christian, Langerbeins, Petra, Priesner, Vanessa, Schmidt-Hellerau, Kirsten, Malin, Jakob J, Stecher, Melanie, Jung, Norma, Wiesmüller, Gerhard, Meissner, Arne, Zweigner, Janine, Langebartels, Georg, Kolibay, Felix, Suárez, Victor, Burst, Volker, Valentin, Philippe, Schedler, Dirk, Cornely, Oliver A, Hallek, Michael, Fätkenheuer, Gerd, Rybniker, Jan, Lehmann, Clara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2020
Materias:
Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7268272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32489176
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.21.2000531
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Sumario:The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused tremendous pressure on hospital infrastructures such as emergency rooms (ER) and outpatient departments. To avoid malfunctioning of critical services because of large numbers of potentially infected patients seeking consultation, we established a COVID-19 rapid response infrastructure (CRRI), which instantly restored ER functionality. The CRRI was also used for testing of hospital personnel, provided epidemiological data and was a highly effective response to increasing numbers of suspected COVID-19 cases.

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