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| Title | A COVID-19 testing and triage algorithm for psychiatric units: One hospital's response to the New York region's pandemic. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2020 |
| Authors | Brody BD, Parish SJ, Kanellopoulos D, Russ MJ |
| Journal | Psychiatry Res |
| Volume | 291 |
| Pagination | 113244 |
| Date Published | 2020 09 |
| ISSN | 1872-7123 |
| Keywords | Algorithms, Betacoronavirus, Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Hospitals, Psychiatric, Humans, Inpatients, New York, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral, SARS-CoV-2, Triage |
| Abstract | Psychiatric patients are at high risk for contracting COVID-19, and inpatient psychiatric units face substantial risks of institutional outbreaks. Here, the authors describe an algorithm for testing and triage in a large psychiatric facility designed to prevent local COVID-19 transmission. The algorithm is based on expert opinion and clinical experience between March and April of 2020, during which the institution cared for 47 COVID-19 positive psychiatric inpatients. The implementation of the algorithm is designed to mitigate COVID-19 transmission, preserve the safest and least restrictive treatment environment for psychiatric inpatients, and provide a model adaptable to other institutional settings. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113244 |
| Alternate Journal | Psychiatry Res |
| PubMed ID | 32585435 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC7305510 |