Assessment of patients with acute respiratory symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic by Telemedicine: clinical features and impact on referral

ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize variables associated with referral to the emergency department following Telemedicine consultation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional retrospective study conducted between March and May 2020, with a sample of 500 adult patients. The inclusion...

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Main Authors: Tarso Augusto Duenhas Accorsi, Karine De Amicis, Alexandra Régia Dantas Brígido, Deborah de Sá Pereira Belfort, Fábio Cetinic Habrum, Fernando Garcia Scarpanti, Iuri Resedá Magalhães, José Roberto de Oliveira Silva Filho, Leon Pablo Cartaxo Sampaio, Maria Tereza Sampaio de Sousa Lira, Renata Albaladejo Morbeck, Carlos Henrique Sartorato Pedrotti, Eduardo Cordioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2020-12-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100287&tlng=en