1. Development of early warning and rapid response system for patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19)
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Ji Wu, Ang Li, Xiaolei Xie, Yan Zhu, Jingyuan Liu, Yuan Xu, Wei He, Hua Zhou, Jiandong Gao, and Hui-Bin Huang
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Warning system ,business.industry ,Mortality rate ,Psychological intervention ,General Medicine ,Intensive care unit ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,law ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Severity of illness ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Prospective cohort study ,Intensive care medicine ,Risk assessment ,business ,Rapid response system - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused serious damage to public health. COVID-19 has no vaccine or specific therapy; its mortality rate increases significantly once patients deteriorate. Furthermore, intensive monitoring of COVID-19 is limited by insufficient medical resources and increased risks of exposure to medical staff. We therefore aim to build an early warning and rapid response system (EWRRS) to address these problems. METHOD: The research is designed as a prospective cohort study, to verify a dynamic and interactive evaluation system; it includes patient self-reporting, active monitoring, early alarming and treatment recommendations. Adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19 will be recruited from Sept 2020 to Aug 2021 at a tertiary contagious hospital. Patients with life expectancy
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- 2020
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