Roles of multidisciplinary team in diagnosis and treatment of suspected cases of COVID-19 / 浙江大学学报·医学版
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
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(6): 209-214, 2020.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the roles of multidisciplinary team (MDT) in the diagnosis and treatment of suspected cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).@*METHODS@#The clinical data of 48 patients with suspected COVID-19 admitted in Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital from January 21, 2020 to March 20, 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.@*RESULTS@#In the 48 suspected cases, 18 were diagnosed with COVID-19, and 30 were excluded. Each of the confirmed cases were discussed among MDT for 2 to 12 times with an average of (4.7±3.2) times; while for non-COVID-19 patients were discussed for 2 to 4 times with an average of (2.3±0.6) times. With the guidance of MDT, one COVID-19 patient was transferred to designated provincial hospital after effective treatment; one patient complicated with acute cholecystitis underwent gallbladder puncture and drainage; and COVID-19 was excluded in a highly suspected patient after alveolar lavage fluid examination. Except one transferred patient, all 17 confirmed COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged. There was no cross-infection occurred in suspected patients during the hospitalization. There were no deaths and no medical staff infections.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The efficiency of diagnosis and treatment for suspected COVID-19 patients can be improved with MDT, particularly for complicated cases.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Patient Care Team
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Reference Standards
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Therapeutics
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China
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Retrospective Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Coronavirus Infections
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Interdisciplinary Communication
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Practice guideline
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
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