Cardiology Department, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK
Medical School, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 2021 Mar;97(1145):192-195. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138029. Epub 2020 May 21.
Coronavirus disease 2019 has caused a global pandemic. The majority of patients will experience mild disease, but others will develop a severe respiratory infection that requires hospitalisation. This is causing a significant strain on health services. Patients are presenting at emergency departments with symptoms of dyspnoea, dry cough and fever with varying severity. The appropriate triaging of patients will assist in preventing health services becoming overwhelmed during the pandemic. This is assisted through clinical assessment and various imaging and laboratory investigations, including chest X-ray, blood analysis and identification of viral infection with SARS-CoV-2. Here, a succinct triaging pathway that aims to be fast, reliable and affordable is presented. The hope is that such a pathway will assist health services in appropriately combating the pandemic.
2019 冠状病毒病已在全球范围内引发大流行。大多数患者将出现轻症，但部分患者会出现严重的呼吸道感染，需要住院治疗。这给卫生服务带来了巨大压力。患者因呼吸困难、干咳和发热等不同程度的症状到急诊科就诊。对患者进行适当分诊有助于防止大流行期间卫生服务系统不堪重负。临床评估以及各种影像学和实验室检查（包括胸部 X 线、血液分析和 SARS-CoV-2 病毒感染鉴定）有助于分诊。这里提出了一种简洁的分诊途径，旨在快速、可靠和经济实惠。希望这样的途径能够帮助卫生服务机构有效地应对大流行。
