Development of the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network population-based registry: a methodology study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency physicians lack high-quality evidence for many diagnostic and treatment decisions made for patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our objective is to describe the methods used to collect and ensure the data quality of a multicentre registry of patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

Methods

This methodology study describes a population-based registry that has been enrolling consecutive patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 since Mar. 1, 2020. Most data are collected from retrospective chart review. Phone follow-up with patients at 30 days captures the World Health Organization clinical improvement scale and contextual, social an

SUBMITTER: Hohl CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8096396 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature