A review of incidentally diagnosed COVID-19 in the emergency department / 救急外来で偶発的に診断した新型コロナウイルス感染症の検討
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Akio Kimura; Hiroki Yamamoto; Kentaro Kobayashi; Ryo Sasaki; Yumi Funato; 佐々木 亮; 小林 憲太郎; 山本 裕記; 木村 昭夫; 船登 有未
- Source
- 日本救急医学会関東地方会雑誌 / KANTO Journal of Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. 2022, 43(4):101
- Subject
- emerging infection diseases
infection control
screening
スクリーニング
感染対策
新興感染症
- Language
- Japanese
- ISSN
- 0287-301X
2434-2580
The objective was to determine the proportion of patients with incidental COVID-19 identified in the emergency department and how to respond in terms of infection control. Examination of the medical records revealed that of 41 of 49 patients who were diagnosed with incidental COVID-19 had positive items on a checklist assessing the probability of COVID-19, while the remaining 8 patients were difficult to evaluate using it. We recommend using a checklist to help screen patients for COVID-19 in the emergency room and running antigen or PCR tests for those who cannot be evaluated using the checklist, especially during surge periods.