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KMID : 0191120230380130096
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2023 Volume.38 No. 13 p.96 ~ p.96
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Building of Pediatric COVID-19 Module Clinic: A Novel Operation Model in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
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Choe Young-June
Lee Jue-Seong
Lee Yoon
Park Kyu-Hyun
Yoo Young
Im Gi-Jung
Lee Sung-Woo
Park Jun-Eu
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Abstract
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In mid-2022, as the wave of pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases escalated in South Korea, a public-private partnership was made to establish a Pediatric COVID-19 Module Clinic (PMC). We describe the utilization of the first prototype children’s modular clinic in Korea University Anam Hospital functioning as the COVID-19 PMC. Between August 1 and September 30, 2022, a total of 766 children visited COVID-19 PMC. Daily number of patient visits to the COVID-19 PMC ranged between 10 and 47 in August; and less than 13 patients per day in September 2022. Not only the model provided timely care for the COVID-19 pediatric patients, but it also enabled safe and efficacious care for the non-COVID-19 patients in the main hospital building while minimizing exposure risk to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission. Current description highlights the importance of spatial measures for mitigating in-hospital transmission of COVID-19, in specifically on pediatric care.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, Children, Pediatric, Module, Clinic
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