Ease in Emergency Hospital Visits Due to Covid-19 Following Implementation of a Telemedicine Service in Ceará, Brazil
| Autor: | Elias Bezerra Leite, Francisco Airton Castro Rocha, Flávio Lúcio Pontes Ibiapina, Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, Danielle Leite Cunha de Queiroz, Caroline Calisto da Silva, Antonia Célia de Castro Alcântara, Sabrina Gabriele Maia Oliveira Rocha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Telemedicine
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry Medical record Significant difference Health services research COVID-19 Health Informatics General Medicine medicine.disease Hospitals Primary outcome Health Information Management Medicine Humans In patient Medical emergency business Emergency Service Hospital Brazil Cohort study Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 28(7) |
| ISSN: | 1556-3669 |
| Popis: | Background: We assessed the impact of implementing a virtual emergency room (VER) in easing emergency room (ER) visits in patients suspected of having COVID-19. Materials and Methods: Retrospective observational cohort study conducted in May 2020 and in March 2021, during the first and second waves in Brazil. Patients could choose to either visiting ER or using the VER (implemented in March 2021). Medical records were revised for demographic and clinical data. The primary outcome was the number of visits. Results: A total of 32,822 visits were evaluated. HR was more than three times less in the VER group with |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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