Providing essential clinical care for non-COVID-19 patients in a Seoul metropolitan acute care hospital amidst ongoing treatment of COVID-19 patients

We assessed infection control efforts by comparing data collected over 20 weeks during a pandemic under a dual-track healthcare system. A decline in non-COVID-19 patients visiting the emergency department by 37.6% (P<0.01) was observed since admitting COVID-19 cases. However, patients with acute...

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Autores principales: Lee, K.D., Lee, S.B., Lim, J.K., Kang, Y.M., Kim, I.B., Moon, H.J., Lee, W.J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Healthcare Infection Society. 2020
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7528870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33011308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.031
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Sumario:We assessed infection control efforts by comparing data collected over 20 weeks during a pandemic under a dual-track healthcare system. A decline in non-COVID-19 patients visiting the emergency department by 37.6% (P<0.01) was observed since admitting COVID-19 cases. However, patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, severe trauma and acute appendicitis presenting for emergency care did not decrease. Door-to-balloon time (34.3 (± 11.3) min vs 22.7 (± 8.3) min) for AMI improved significantly (P<0.01) while door-to-needle time (55.7 (± 23.9) min vs 54.0 (± 18.0) min) in stroke management remained steady (P=0.80). Simultaneously, time-sensitive care involving other clinical services, including patients requiring chemotherapy, radiation therapy and haemodialysis did not change.

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