Post-COVID care delivery: The experience from an Irish tertiary centre's post-COVID clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and optimal follow-up approach are not well-recognised. Here we describe the implementation of a post-COVID clinic in an Irish tertiary centre after the first wave of the pandemic. This study describes the characteristics of our patient cohort and the operations and outcomes of the clinic, exploring some of the risk factors for developing post-COVID syndrome and the appropriateness of the triage system employed.

Methods

All SARS-CoV-2 positive patients from March 10th to June 14th 2020 were telephone-triaged as red, amber or green based on ongoing symptoms with clinic appointments scheduled accordingly. All clinic visits were face-to-face with the infectious diseases medical team and a proforma for each patient was com

SUBMITTER: Heeney A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10420355 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature