Management of COVID-19 Patients in the Emergency Department

COVID-19 is an emerging disease of global public health concern. As the pandemic overwhelmed emergency departments (EDs), a restructuring of emergency care delivery became necessary in many hospitals. Furthermore, with more than 2000 papers being published each week, keeping up with ever-changing information has proven to be difficult for emergency physicians. The aim of the present review is to provide emergency physician with a summary of the current literature regarding the management of COVID-19 patients in the emergency department.

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COVID-19 is an emerging global public health concern that has led to the restructuring of emergency care delivery in hospitals. The overwhelming volume of published papers each week has made it challenging for emergency physicians to keep up with the ever-changing information. This review aims to provide emergency physicians with a summary of the current literature on managing COVID-19 patients in the emergency department.