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Modelo asistencial ambulatorio de alta resolución COVID-A2R: una solución efectiva en el servicio de urgencias para pacientes con COVID-19 y riesgo de evolución desfavorable

Title:
Modelo asistencial ambulatorio de alta resolución COVID-A2R: una solución efectiva en el servicio de urgencias para pacientes con COVID-19 y riesgo de evolución desfavorable
Authors:
Moreno Pérez, Óscar
Ribes, Isabel
Fuertes Kenneally, Laura
Carratalá, José Manuel
Román, Francisco
Otero Rodríguez, Silvia
González de La Aleja, Pilar
Merino, Esperanza
Llorens Soriano, Pedro
Editor:
SEMES Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias
Department:
Departamentos de la UMH::Medicina Clínica
Issue Date:
2022-04
URI:
https://hdl.handle.net/11000/31072
Abstract:
Objetivo. Evaluar la efectividad de un modelo asistencial basado en la derivación desde el servicio de urgencias hospitalarios (SUH) a una consulta presencial precoz de alta resolución (COVID-A2R), para pacientes con infección por SARS-CoV-2 sin insuficiencia respiratoria, pero con factor de riesgo...  Ver más
Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of a care pathway (Spanish acronym, COVID-A2R) through which patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection were referred by a hospital emergency department (ED) for fast-track in-person outpatient clinic care if they did not have respiratory insufficiency but were at high risk for complications and poor outcome. Methods. Retrospective cohort of patients referred to the COVID-A2R pathway after being diagnosed with COVID-19 by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay in a tertiary care hospital ED between January 7 and February 17, 2021. The inclusion criteria were 1) absence of pneumonia but presence of serious comorbidity and/or elevated biomarkers of inflammation, and 2) pneumonia with or without elevated inflammatory markers but without respiratory insufficiency. The main outcome was need for an emergency department revisit with hospital admission and time from ED evaluation to hospitalization. Secondary outcomes were the number of COVID-A2R visits and the potential economic impact. Results. We included 278 patients with a median age of 57 years (57.9% men) and a median Charlson Comorbidity Index of 1. The median time since onset of symptoms was 7 days (interquartile range, 4–11 days). Pneumonia was diagnosed in 71.8%, and 64.7% required only 1 in-person visit in the COVID-A2R pathway. No revisits to the ED were needed by 87.8% (83.4%–91.1%) of the patients. Of the 34 patients who were hospitalized, 88.2% were admitted within 5 days. The COVID-A2R model potentially saved 1708 days of hospitalization. Conclusion. The fast-track ambulatory care model was effective after emergency department discharge of patients with COVID-19 without respiratory insufficiency but with clinical or laboratory indicators of risk for poor outcome.
Keywords/Subjects:
COVID-19
Servicio de urgencias
Consulta alta resolución
Efectividad
Modelo asistencial ambulatorio
Costes
Type of document:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Appears in Collections:
Artículos Medicina Clínica



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