A COVID-19 testing and triage algorithm for psychiatric units: One hospital's response to the New York region's pandemic
A COVID-19 testing and triage algorithm for psychiatric units: One hospital's response to the New York region's pandemic
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DOI：
10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113244
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
影响因子：
11.3
通讯作者：
Russ, Mark J.
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作者：
Brody, Benjamin D.;Parish, Sharon J.;Russ, Mark J.
精神科患者是感染新冠肺炎的高危人群，住院精神科面临机构疫情的重大风险。在这里，作者描述了一种在大型精神病院进行测试和分类的算法，旨在防止COVID-19在当地传播。该算法基于专家意见和2020年3月至4月期间的临床经验，该机构在此期间照顾了47名COVID-19阳性精神科住院患者。该算法的实施旨在减轻COVID-19的传播，为精神科住院患者保持最安全和限制最少的治疗环境，并提供适用于其他机构环境的模型。
Psychiatric patients are at high risk for contracting COVID-19, and inpatient psychiatric units face substantial risks of institutional outbreaks. Here, the authors describe an algorithm for testing and triage in a large psychiatric facility designed to prevent local COVID-19 transmission. The algorithm is based on expert opinion and clinical experience between March and April of 2020, during which the institution cared for 47 COVID-19 positive psychiatric inpatients. The implementation of the algorithm is designed to mitigate COVID-19 transmission, preserve the safest and least restrictive treatment environment for psychiatric inpatients, and provide a model adaptable to other institutional settings.