Emergency Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Emerg Med J. 2021 Mar;38(3):229-231. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-210022. Epub 2021 Jan 20.
COVID-19 has had a significant effect on healthcare resources worldwide, with our knowledge of the natural progression of the disease evolving for the individual patient. To allow for early detection of worsening clinical status, protect hospital capacity and provide extended access for vulnerable patients, our emergency department developed a remote patient monitoring programme for discharged patients with COVID-19. The programme uses a daily emailed secure link to a survey in which patients submit biometric and symptoms data for monitoring. Patients' meeting criteria are escalated to a physician for a phone or video visit. Here, we describe the development, implementation and preliminary analysis of utilisation of the programme.
新冠疫情对全球医疗资源产生了重大影响，我们对个体患者疾病自然进程的了解也在不断发展。为了早期发现临床病情恶化，保护医院容量，并为脆弱患者提供更多的医疗机会，我们的急诊部门为出院的新冠患者制定了远程患者监测计划。该计划使用每日电子邮件安全链接，向患者发送调查，患者提交生物特征和症状数据进行监测。符合标准的患者将被升级到医生进行电话或视频就诊。在这里，我们描述了该计划的开发、实施和初步使用情况分析。
