Emergencias
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To describe the clinical course of patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) with nonsevere coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and explore possible risk factors for later hospitalization. ⋯ More than 20% of ED patients with nonsevere COVID-19 require hospitalization later.
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Observational Study
Predicting hospital admission of patients with emergencies considered low priority according to assigned triage level.
To develop a model to predict hospital admission of patients in cases assessed as nonurgent or semiurgent on emergency department triage. ⋯ The model predicts which patients are more likely to be admitted after their cases were initially considered nonurgent or semi-urgent on triage. Patients found to be at risk can then be given greater attention than others in the same triage level.