Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients With COVID‐19 at a Single Site in Northern California: Clinical Observations and Public Health Implications
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: I n December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China, and spread globally, resulting in the first World Health Organization (WHO)-classified pandemic in over a decade. 1 As of April 2020, the United States has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide, but public health interventions and testing availability have varied across the country. he San Francisco Bay Area was also the first region in the United States to implement "shelter in place" orders on March 16, 2020, which consisted of widespread school and business closures and social distancing measures including prohibition of all nonessential travel and gatherings. he objective of this study was to describe the demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of emergency department (ED) patients who tested positive for COVID-19 at a medical center in Santa Clara County with the aim of identifying clinical patterns and assessing possible effects of local public health measures.
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine
DOI: 10.1111/acem.14003
Authors: Youyou Duanmu, Ian P. Brown, William R. Gibb, Jessica Singh, Loretta W. Matheson, Andra L. Blomkalns, Prasanthi Govindarajan
Institution: Stanford University
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W3019153696