Investigating the diagnostic value of vision triage for screening patients with the covid-19

Background and Aim: The aim of this study is to design and evaluate vision triage for screening patients with corona virus according to the patient's conditions for hospitalization or discharge of patients with covid 19. Materials and Methods: In this study, the value of the tool for the clinical triage of covid-19 patients was measured. In this form, the patient's symptoms, underlying disease, contact with the covid-19 patient in the last two weeks, and contact with health care personnel were evaluated Became. The diagnosis of Covid-19 was based on a positive real time transcriptase PCR test. We will calculate the triage score for each patient based on the clinical form that uses signs and symptoms. In the next step, the sensitivity and specificity of the scored scale were analyzed. Results: Out of 57 patients who had a negative scoring system, 15 patients (7.5%) had a positive test, and out of 143 patients for whom the scoring system reported a high number, 116 patients (58%) had a positive test. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of this scoring system were calculated as 88.5%, 60.8%, 81.1% and 73.6% respectively. Conclusion: This triage tool will be useful in better management of patients with COVID-19. This system included clinical and clinical findings, which had high diagnostic accuracy.

Investigating the diagnostic value of vision triage for screening patients with the covid-19 Keywords:

Triage , covid 19 , scoring system