Triage process for the assessment of coronavirus disease 2019-positive patients with cancer: The ONCOVID prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with cancer are considered at high risk for the novel respiratory illness coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). General measures to keep COVID-19-free cancer divisions have been adopted worldwide. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of triage to identify COVID-19 among patients with cancer.

Methods

From March 20 to April 17, 2020, data were collected from patients who were treated or followed at the authors' institution in a prospective clinical trial. The primary endpoint was to estimate the cumulative incidence of COVID-19-positive patients who were identified using a triage process through the aid of medical and patient questionnaires. Based on a diagnostic algorithm, patients with suspect symptoms underwent an infectious disease sp

SUBMITTER: Indini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7753308 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature