Propuesta de Algoritmo para Estudio de Casos Covid-19 para el Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the flows that the requesting areas execute for the study of COVID-19 cases from the identification of the patient with suspected disease, diagnosis and follow-up, sample collection, preservation, preparation, transport, delivery and processing of COVID samples for subsequent timely notification of the results of the study cases. This was achieved based on the analysis of the entire process in the care of suspected cases of COVID. The problems identified in the technical and administrative aspects during the execution of the process, as well as the estimation of the time taken in each process, led to the design of an algorithm that serves as a tool for the correct follow-up of suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital.