Triage of urology referrals and outpatient service during COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a single centre in Malaysia

Autor: L K, Ong, L, Sivaneswaran, A, Mohd Najib, M, Devindran, B L, Say, M J, Rohan
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: The Medical journal of Malaysia. 75(4)
ISSN: 0300-5283
Popis: In Malaysia, COVID-19 pandemic recorded considerable number of cases. Many hospitals have been converted into COVID-19 centres to manage these cases. The Penang General Hospital was designated as a hybrid hospital to manage both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 cases. Consequently, services across specialties, including urology have been affected. Triage of referrals was necessary to ensure optimum patient care, thus we designed a triage system to address this situation. A record screening system of patients was also implemented to limit outpatient appointments. We share this early experience in managing urology patients during this pandemic.
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