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Impact of SARS‐CoV ‐2 transmission‐based precautions on inpatient management of general medical patients
Author(s) -
Stratton Hayley,
Buntine Paul,
Ng Reginald Bo Ren,
Fu Joy Jiayu,
Joshi Neetima,
Yip Gary,
Guy Stephen,
Chean Roy,
Newnham Evan,
Lau Jillian S. Y.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.15697
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , covid-19 , transmission (telecommunications) , emergency medicine , medical emergency , health care , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , virology , management , economic growth , electrical engineering , economics , engineering , outbreak
This audit reviewed the impact on access to routine medical care and adverse outcomes in patients with suspected SARS‐CoV‐2 infection managed on a ‘COVID‐19’ (CV) ward compared with a general medicine ward at Box Hill Hospital, Victoria. Data were collected at two time points to capture changes associated with onsite testing. We found no healthcare delays from admission to CV wards and observed faster exits from CV wards with improved testing efficiency. This critical finding is relevant as Victoria manages a third wave of infections.