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Stratton H, Buntine P, Ng RBR, Fu JJ, Joshi N, Yip G, Guy S, Chean R, Newnham E, Lau JS. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 transmission-based precautions on inpatient management of general medical patients. Intern Med J 2022; 52:859-863. [PMID: 35362648 PMCID: PMC9111644 DOI: 10.1111/imj.15697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
This audit reviewed the impact on access to routine medical care and adverse outcomes in patients with suspected SARS‐CoV‐2 infection managed on a ‘COVID‐19’ (CV) ward compared with a general medicine ward at Box Hill Hospital, Victoria. Data were collected at two time points to capture changes associated with onsite testing. We found no healthcare delays from admission to CV wards and observed faster exits from CV wards with improved testing efficiency. This critical finding is relevant as Victoria manages a third wave of infections.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hayley Stratton
- Medical Doctor - Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Paul Buntine
- Emergency physician - Department of Emergency Medicine, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Medical Doctor - Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Neetima Joshi
- Medical Doctor - Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Gary Yip
- Clinical Director, General Medicine - Department of General Medicine, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Eastern Health Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Stephen Guy
- Clinical Director, Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention and Control - Department of Infectious Diseases, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Roy Chean
- Infectious Disease and Microbiology Consultant - Eastern Health Pathology, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Evan Newnham
- Executive Clinical Director Acute Medicine - Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Jillian Sy Lau
- Infectious Diseases Physician - Department of Infectious Diseases, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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