Characteristics and management approaches of patients admitted to isolation ward in public general hospitals under regular epidemic prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019
10.3760/cma.j.cn311365-20211120-00408
- VernacularTitle:常态化新型冠状病毒感染疫情防控下综合医院缓冲病区收治患者的特点及管理实践
- Author:
Chunxia GUO
1
;
Fenglin WANG
;
Yuxiong WENG
;
Lixia WANG
;
Hua WANG
;
Wei LI
;
Xin ZHENG
;
Jiahong XIA
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院感染性疾病科，武汉 430022
- Keywords:
COVID-19;
Regular epidemic prevention and control of COVID-19;
Isolation ward;
Management strategy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases
2023;41(9):588-592
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the characteristics and management approaches of patients admitted to the isolation wards in public general hospitals under regular epidemic prevention and control measures of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Methods:All patients admitted to the isolation ward in Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, from May 14, 2020 to April 15, 2021 were enrolled, and the general information, illness severity, preliminary diagnosis and transfer department of the patients were analyzed.Results:Out of the 2 292 patients admitted to the isolation ward, critical patients accounted for 34.34% (787 cases), surgical system patients accounted for 80.06% (1 835 cases) and internal medicine system patients accounted for 19.94% (457 cases), fever patients accounted for 11.30% (259 cases). All patients successfully completed COVID-19 screening, and no COVID-19 patients were detected. Among the total enrolled patients, 2 201 patients were promptly transferred to the corresponding departments for further treatment, with an average transfer time of 0.55 day. The remaining 91 patients were discharged from the isolation ward with an average hospitalization stay of 1.27 days.Notably, there were no COVID-19 cross-infection occurred between patients and medical staff in the isolation ward.Conclusions:Scientific and efficient management of isolation wards ensure timely screening and effective treatment for patients, and simultaneously achieving "zero" infection for both medical staff and patients.
