A proposed scoring system for triage of patients who require vascular access creation in times of COVID-19

J Vasc Surg. 2020 Sep;72(3):1150-1151. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.05.057. Epub 2020 Jun 10.

Authors

Jun Jie Ng¹, Andrew M T L Choong¹, Clara L Y Ngoh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore; SingVaSC, Singapore Vascular Surgery Collaborative, Singapore.
² Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore.

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / adverse effects
Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / instrumentation
Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / standards*
Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity
COVID-19
Catheter-Related Infections / etiology
Catheter-Related Infections / prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Elective Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Elective Surgical Procedures / instrumentation
Elective Surgical Procedures / standards*
Humans
Infection Control / standards
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Patient Selection
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Renal Dialysis / instrumentation
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / diagnosis
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / therapy*
SARS-CoV-2
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
Triage / standards*
Vascular Access Devices / adverse effects