TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of suspected COVID-19 patients in a low prevalence region
AU - Benfante, Alida
AU - Scichilone, Nicola
AU - Principe, Stefania
AU - Battaglia, Salvatore
AU - Battaglia, Salvatore
AU - Benfante, Alida
AU - Principe, Stefania
AU - Messina, Riccardo
AU - Zammuto, Marta
AU - Fonte, Roberto
AU - Basile, Laura
AU - Salamone, Giovanni
AU - Gambino, Francesco
AU - Poma, Sonia
AU - Marino, Stefania
AU - Gambino, Francesco
AU - Zammuto, Marta
AU - Gambino, Francesco
AU - Scichilone, Nicola
AU - Gambino, Francesco
AU - Salamone, Giovanni
AU - Zammuto, Marta Maria
AU - Fonte, Roberto
AU - Poma, Sonia
AU - Marino, Stefania
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 infection among population has imposed a re-organization of healthcare services, aiming at stratifying patients and dedicating specific areas where patients with suspected COVID-related respiratory disease could receive the necessary health care assistance while waiting for the confirmation of the diagnosis of COVID-19 disease. In this scenario, the pathway defined as a “grey zone” is strongly advocated. We describe the application of rules and pathways in a regional context with low diffusion of the infection among the general population in the attempt to provide the best care to respiratory patients with suspected COVID-19. To date, this process has avoided the worst-case scenario of intra-hospital epidemic outbreak.
AB - The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 infection among population has imposed a re-organization of healthcare services, aiming at stratifying patients and dedicating specific areas where patients with suspected COVID-related respiratory disease could receive the necessary health care assistance while waiting for the confirmation of the diagnosis of COVID-19 disease. In this scenario, the pathway defined as a “grey zone” is strongly advocated. We describe the application of rules and pathways in a regional context with low diffusion of the infection among the general population in the attempt to provide the best care to respiratory patients with suspected COVID-19. To date, this process has avoided the worst-case scenario of intra-hospital epidemic outbreak.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/437691
M3 - Article
VL - 17
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - Chronic Respiratory Disease
JF - Chronic Respiratory Disease
SN - 1479-9723
ER -