Pragmatic Recommendations for Identification and Triage of Patients with COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

ABSTRACT: Effective identification and prognostication of severe COVID-19 patients presenting to healthcare facilities are essential to reducing morbidity and mortality. Low- and middle-income country (LMIC) facilities often suffer from restrictions in availability of human resources, laboratory testing, medications, and imaging during routine functioning, and such shortages may worsen during times of surge. Low- and middle-income country healthcare providers will need contextually appropriate tools to identify and triage potential COVID-19 patients. We report on a series of LMIC-appropriate recommendations and suggestions for screening and triage of COVID-19 patients in LMICs, based on a pragmatic, experience-based appraisal of existing literature. We recommend that all patients be screened upon fi

SUBMITTER: Barros LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7957239 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature