Author: Sempere-González, Abiu; Llaneras-Artigues, Jordi; Pinal-Fernández, Iago; Cañas-Ruano, Esperanza; Orozco-Gálvez, Olimpia; Domingo-Baldrich, Eva; Michelena, Xabier; Meza, Beatriz; GarcÃa-Vives, Eloi; Gil-Vila, Albert; Sarrapio-Lorenzo, Javier; Romero-Ruperto, Sheila; Sanpedro-Jiménez, Francesc; Arranz-betegón, MarÃa; Fernández-codina, Andreu
Title: Sistema de selección en urgencias de pacientes con sospecha de infección por SARS-CoV-2 y con posible neumonÃa no graves basado en la radiografÃa de tórax Cord-id: ilqbu0so Document date: 2021_6_16
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Snippet: Background: Strategies to determine who could be safely discharged home from the Emergency Department (ED) in COVID-19 are needed to decongestion healthcare systems. Objectives: To describe the outcomes of an ED triage system for non-severe patients with suspected COVID-19 and possible pneumonia based on chest x-ray (CXR) upon admission. Material and methods: Retrospective, single-center study performed in Barcelona (Spain) during the COVID-19 peak in March-April 2020. Patients with COVID-19 sym
Document: Background: Strategies to determine who could be safely discharged home from the Emergency Department (ED) in COVID-19 are needed to decongestion healthcare systems. Objectives: To describe the outcomes of an ED triage system for non-severe patients with suspected COVID-19 and possible pneumonia based on chest x-ray (CXR) upon admission. Material and methods: Retrospective, single-center study performed in Barcelona (Spain) during the COVID-19 peak in March-April 2020. Patients with COVID-19 symptoms and potential pneumonia, without respiratory insufficiency, with priority class IV-V (Andorran triage model) had a CXR upon admission. This approach tried to optimize resource use and to facilitate discharges. The results after adopting this organizational approach are reported. Results: We included 834 patients, 53% were female. Most patients were white (66%) or Hispanic (27%). CXR showed pneumonia in 523 (62.7%). Compared to those without pneumonia, patients with pneumonia were older (55 vs 46.6 years old) and had a higher Charlson comorbidity index (1.9 vs 1.3). Patients with pneumonia were at a higher risk for a combined outcome of admission and/or death (91 vs 12%). Death rates tended to be numerically higher in the pneumonia group (10 vs 1). Among patients without pneumonia in the initial CXR, 10% reconsulted (40% of them with new pneumonia). Conclusion: CXR identified pneumonia in a significant number of patients. Those without pneumonia were mostly discharged. Mortality among patients with an initially negative CXR was low. CXR triage for pneumonia in non-severe COVID-19 patients in the ED can be an effective strategy to optimize resource use. Introducción: La pandemia de COVID-19 conlleva una alta ocupación de los servicios de urgencias (SU). Se requieren nuevas estrategias para optimizar la gestión de estos recursos. Objetivos: Describir los resultados de un sistema de triaje en urgencias para pacientes no graves con sospecha de COVID-19 y posible neumonÃa, basado en la radiografÃa de tórax (RT). Material y métodos: Estudio retrospectivo, unicéntrico realizado en Barcelona (España) entre marzo y abril de 2020. Se realizó una RT al ingreso en SU de pacientes con sÃntomas de COVID-19 y sospecha de neumonÃa, sin insuficiencia respiratoria, con una prioridad clase IV-V (sistema andorrano de triaje). Esta medida pretende optimizar los recursos y facilitar las altas. Se reportan los resultados tras adoptar esta estrategia. Resultados: Se incluyeron 834 pacientes (53% mujeres, 66% caucásicos, 27% hispánicos). La RT mostró neumonÃa en 523 (62.7%). Comparados con los pacientes sin neumonÃa, los pacientes con neumonÃa eran mayores (55 vs 46.6 años), con un Ãndice de comorbilidad de Charlson más elevado (1.9 vs 1.3) y con mayor riesgo de ingreso y/o muerte (91 vs 12%). La mortalidad fue numéricamente mayor en el grupo con neumonÃa (10 vs 1). El 10% de los pacientes sin neumonÃa en RT consultaron de nuevo al SU (40% con neumonÃa). Conclusión: La RT identificó neumonÃa en múltiples pacientes. Los pacientes sin neumonÃa fueron mayoritariamente dados de alta. La mortalidad entre pacientes con RT negativa fue baja. La RT como triaje para neumonÃa en pacientes con COVID-19 no grave puede ahorrar recursos.
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