Epidemiology and clinical features of emergency department patients with suspected COVID-19: Insights from Australia's ‘second wave’ (COVED-4)

GM O'Reilly; RD Mitchell; B Mitra; H Akhlaghi; V Tran; JS Furyk; P Buntine; A Wong; V Gangathimmaiah; J Knott; M Raos; E Chatterton; C Sevior; S Parker; S Baker; A Loughman; N Lowry; D Freeman; M Sri-Ganeshan; N Chapman; S Siu; MP Noonan; DV Smit; PA Cameron

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Epidemiology and clinical features of emergency department patients with suspected COVID-19: Insights from Australia's ‘second wave’ (COVED-4)

GM O'Reilly, RD Mitchell, B Mitra, H Akhlaghi, V Tran, JS Furyk, P Buntine, A Wong, V Gangathimmaiah, J Knott, M Raos, E Chatterton, C Sevior, S Parker, S Baker, A Loughman, N Lowry, D Freeman, M Sri-Ganeshan, N Chapman Show all

EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.13706

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiology and clinical features of patients presenting to the ED with suspected and confirmed COVID-19 during Australia's ‘second wave’. Methods: The COVID-19 ED (COVED) Project is an ongoing prospective cohort study in Australian EDs. This analysis presents data from 12 sites across four Australian states for the period from 1 July to 31 August 2020. All adult patients who met the criteria for ‘suspected COVID-19’ and underwent testing for SARS-CoV-2 in the ED were eligible for inclusion. Study outcomes included a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result, mechanical ventilation and in-hospital mortality. Results: There were 106 136 prese..

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