Development of processes allowing near real-time refinement and validation of triage tools during the early stage of an outbreak in readiness for surge: the FLU-CATs Study | Zendy

Sudhir Venkatesan | Zendy; Puja Myles | Zendy; Gerry P McCann | Zendy; Antonis A. Kousoulis | Zendy; Maimoona Hashmi | Zendy; Rabah Belatri | Zendy; Emma Boyle | Zendy; Alan Barcroft | Zendy; Tjeerd van Staa | Zendy; Jamie J Kirkham | Zendy; Jonathan S. NguyenVanTam | Zendy; Timothy J Williams | Zendy; Malcolm G. Semple | Zendy

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Development of processes allowing near real-time refinement and validation of triage tools during the early stage of an outbreak in readiness for surge: the FLU-CATs Study

Author(s) -

Sudhir Venkatesan,

Puja Myles,

Gerry P McCann,

Antonis A. Kousoulis,

Maimoona Hashmi,

Rabah Belatri,

Emma Boyle,

Alan Barcroft,

Tjeerd van Staa,

Jamie J Kirkham,

Jonathan S. NguyenVanTam,

Timothy J Williams,

Malcolm G. Semple

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

health technology assessment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.426

H-Index - 126

eISSN - 2046-4924

pISSN - 1366-5278

DOI - 10.3310/hta19890

Subject(s) - triage , medicine , pandemic , psychological intervention , medical emergency , outbreak , protocol (science) , health care , standard operating procedure , medical record , nursing , covid-19 , operations management , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , alternative medicine , pathology , virology , economics , economic growth , radiology

During pandemics of novel influenza and outbreaks of emerging infections, surge in health-care demand can exceed capacity to provide normal standards of care. In such exceptional circumstances, triage tools may aid decisions in identifying people who are most likely to benefit from higher levels of care. Rapid research during the early phase of an outbreak should allow refinement and validation of triage tools so that in the event of surge a valid tool is available. The overarching study aim is to conduct a prospective near real-time analysis of structured clinical assessments of influenza-like illness (ILI) using primary care electronic health records (EHRs) during a pandemic. This abstract summarises the preparatory work, infrastructure development, user testing and proof-of-concept study.

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