Challenge of COVID-19 Crisis Managed by Emergency Department of a Big Tertiary Centre in Saudi Arabia

Overview

Journal Int J Pediatr Adolesc Med

Date 2020 Sep 2

PMID 32868998

Citations 7

Authors

Muhammad Nauman Qureshi

Abdulaziz Alrajhi

Affiliations

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Abstract

Background: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic wave. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh dealt with the crisis in a proactive way with the emergency department (ED) playing a pivotal role.

Patients And Methods: We searched the international literature to review the processes adopted by healthcare institutions and also used our experience of managing a previous epidemic to devise safe processes for our ED patients.

Results: The interventions done by ED, led to safer patient care, avoidance of unnecessary admissions, reduced risk of cross infection and enhanced staff safety.

Conclusions: Integrated ED processes helped streamline Covid-19 patients.

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