Application of pneumonia pre-ward in corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

VernacularTitle: 肺炎前置病房在应对新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情暴发中的探索与实践
Author: Bing FENG ¹ ; Ting WANG ¹ ; Hai-jing FU ¹ ; Si-qi HAN ¹ ; Qun-yan ZHANG ¹ ; Li-wen HU ¹ ; Ji-hong ZHONG ¹ ; Qin WANG ¹ ; Xiao-yuan CHU ¹
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1. Department of Medical Oncology, General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command, PLA, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); pneumonia pre-ward; emerging respiratory infectious disease
From: Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2020;33(8):858-860
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging respiratory infectious disease first reported in Wuhan, China, with subsequent spread worldwide. Except for a professional medical team sending to the affected area, fever clinics, fever wards, as well as expert groups were set up by Jinling hospital at the first time. Meanwhile, a pneumonia pre-ward was established according to the needs of epidemic prevention and control. To date, a total of 22 pneumonia patients negative for COVID-19 nucleic acid test have been treated in this pneumonia pre-ward, of which 6 are still under treatment, 16 are cured and discharged, with the medical staff free from infection. This article discusses the application and value of pneumonia pre-ward in COVID-19 from aspects of ward setting and management, work flow, treated cases, experience in diagnosis and treatment, etc.