• Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · May 2020

    [COVID-19-Response - Strategies of the Task-Force Coronavirus and experiences upon implementation in the management of 115 cases at the University Medical Center Freiburg].

    • Siegbert Rieg, Hans-Jörg Busch, Felix Hans, Hajo Grundmann, Paul Biever, Hartmut Bürkle, Thorsten Hammer, Robert Thimme, and Winfried Kern.
    • Klinik für Innere Medizin II - Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Endokrinologie, Infektiologie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Medizinische Fakultät, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.
    • Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. 2020 May 1; 145 (10): 657-664.

    BackgroundThe new pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) poses immense challenges to health care systems worldwide. In the current manuscript we summarize the strategies, organisational approaches and actions of the Task-force Coronavirus at the University Medical Center Freiburg. We also report on experiences with implementation of these approaches and treatment outcomes in the first 115 COVID patients.MethodsRetrospective, narrative process description and analysis of the time period between end of January and beginning of April 2020, performed by representatives of the involved departments and institutes. Additionally a retrospective observational cohort study with descriptive analysis of epidemiological and clinical data of COVID patients admitted until March 31st was performed.ResultsA multidisciplinary Task-force Coronavirus initiated measures concerning outpatient testing and counseling, reorganisation and separation of patient flow processes alongside with substantial escalation of inpatient capacities on regular wards and intensive care units. Within the framework of the resulting dynamic care model, 115 patients suffering from COVID could be treated without shortages in staff or bed capacities.DicussionIn the upcoming pandemic, adequate COVID management and care could be secured by a collaborative approach with inclusion of administrative departments, clinical disciplines and theoretical institutes of the University Medical Center Freiburg.© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

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