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Filiere ambulatoire COVID-19 aux urgences : retour d’experience et perspectives? Emergency COVID-19 ambulatory care: Experience and perspectives

ABSTRACT:

But de l’étude

Le SARS-CoV2 a causé une pandémie en 2020. Nous décrivons la création d’une filière ambulatoire COVID-19 au sein du service d’accueil des urgences (SAU).

Matériel et méthodes

Les patients couchés ou avec signes de gravité étaient pris en charge dans une filière dédiée dans le SAU. Les autres patients suspects de COVID-19 étaient pris en charge dans une filière sous tente, tenue par des médecins et chirurgiens non urgentistes. Des dossiers papier étaient utilisés. Les indications de prélèvement ont suivi les recommandations nationales [Haut Conseil de la santé Publique], ciblées à l’époque sur les patients avec des facteurs de risque de formes graves, les patients à hospitaliser, le personnel soignant et les premiers cas d’investigation de clusters.

Résultats

Du 16 mars au 7 mai 2020, 57 praticiens non urgentistes de 17 spécialités différentes ont assuré 224 vacations de 5 h. Sur cette période, 2039 consultations au SAU étaient en lien avec la COVID-19, dont 1542 ont eu lieu dans la filière ambulatoire sous tente. Au final 1819 (93 %) consultations ont abouti à un retour au domicile, 114 (6 %) à une hospitalisation en secteur conventionnel, et 23 (1 %) à une hospitalisation en réanimation.

Conclusion

La création de filières dédiées du fait du risque de transmission croisée, et l’afflux de nombreux patients en un court laps de temps, nécessitent des renforts de personnel soignant. L’intégration de ces renforts est d’autant plus facile qu’une procédure précise est établie et qu’ils bénéficient d’une formation et d’un accompagnement initiaux. Le respect de l’organisation en filière permet de répondre efficacement à l’ensemble des demandes de soins.

SUBMITTER: Nielly H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7833715 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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