Early experience with COVID-19 patients in a private tertiary hospital in the Philippines: Implications on surge capacity, healthcare systems response, and clinical care
| Autor: | Mary Ann Lansang, Karl Evans R. Henson, Cybele Lara R. Abad, Marja B. Buensalido, Elizabeth Paz Pacheco, Beatrice J. Tiangco, Maria Fe R. Tayzon, Jia An G. Bello, Mediadora Saniel, Cynthia P. Cordero, Jan Jorge M. Francisco, Ethel Dominique E. Viray, Regina P. Berba |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Epidemiology Clinical profile Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Clinical care Healthcare response Outcome 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Surge Capacity Descriptive statistics business.industry Medical record Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 medicine.disease Surge capacity Pneumonia Infectious Diseases Medical emergency Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business Healthcare system |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 10, Iss, Pp 100695-(2021) Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health |
| ISSN: | 2213-3984 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cegh.2020.100695 |
| Popis: | Background: Our healthcare institution was one of the first to see SARS CoV-2 cases in the country. We describe the early COVID-19 experience of a private hospital in the Philippines and discuss the healthcare system response in the setting of surge capacity. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of adult COVID-19 hospitalized patients admitted in March 2020. We reported their demographic and clinical characteristics using descriptive statistics. Results: Of 40 patients admitted, 23 (57.5%) were male and 19 (47.5%) were aged |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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