Organizing a COVID-19 triage unit: a Swiss perspective
Georgios Peros, Ferda Gronki, Nadine Molitor, Michael Streit, Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Urs Karrer, Fabian Lunger, Michel Adamina, Stefan Breitenstein, Tenzin Lamdark
Abstract
Our triage unit was set-up as part of a large-scale restructuring process. Current challenges include low sensitivity for test results as well as limited staff and resources. We hope that our experience will help other health care institutions develop similar triage systems.
Topics & Concepts
TriageMedicineEmergency medicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Medical emergencyInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 epidemiological studies