Clinical pathway for the diagnosis and management of patients with COVID-19 in family practice
The Filipino Family Physician
;
: 128-145, 2021.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-972017
ABSTRACT
Background@#Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread worldwide, causing a pandemic. The Philippines ranks 3rd in Southeast Asia with more than 15,000 confirmed cases, and a case fatality rate of 6.01%, close to the global average of 6.33%.@*Objective@#This clinical pathway was developed to guide family and community physicians on the diagnosis and initial management of COVID-19 in terms of 1) clinical history and physical examination; 2) laboratory and ancillary procedures to be requested; 3) pharmacologic interventions; 4) non-pharmacologic interventions, and 5) patient outcomes to expect.@*Method@#The PAFP Clinical Pathways Group reviewed the published medical literature to identify, summarize, and operationalize the evidence in clinical publication on the management of patients with COVID-19 in family and community practice.@*Recommendations@#The recommendations are time-bound tasks on patient care processes, in terms of history and physical examination, laboratory tests, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions. The recommendations are presented as a table and algorithm.@*Implementation@#At the clinic level, self-audit using the recommendations of this clinical pathway as the standard may be done. At the organizational level, the PAFP should establish a new model of quality improvement initiative where self-practice audits are included as part of the program.
Buscar no Google
Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Medicina de Família e Comunidade
/
COVID-19
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Filipino Family Physician
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS