Author: Robert Moss; James Wood; Damien Brown; Freya Shearer; Andrew J Black; Allen Cheng; James M McCaw; Jodie McVernon
Title: Modelling the impact of COVID-19 in Australia to inform transmission reducing measures and health system preparedness Document date: 2020_4_11
ID: emodr41j_34
Snippet: While much attention has been focused on expansion of available ICU beds per se, our clinical model reveals that critical care admissions are further limited by the ability to adequately assess patients during times of system stress. In line with model recommendations, Australia, with other countries, has implemented 'COVID-19 clinics' as an initial assessment pathway to reduce impacts on primary care and emergency department services (15) . Such.....
Document: While much attention has been focused on expansion of available ICU beds per se, our clinical model reveals that critical care admissions are further limited by the ability to adequately assess patients during times of system stress. In line with model recommendations, Australia, with other countries, has implemented 'COVID-19 clinics' as an initial assessment pathway to reduce impacts on primary care and emergency department services (15) . Such facilities have additional benefits of ensuring appropriate testing, in line with local case definitions, and reduce the overall consumption of personal protective equipment by cohorting likely infectious patients. Other measures to improve patient flows should also be considered based on evidence of bottlenecks as the epidemic progresses such as overflow expansion in EDs, encouraging and supporting home-based care, or early discharge to supported isolation facilities.
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