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cord-343422-910zswy0	Bressy, Silvia	Technological devices in COVID-19 primary care management: the Italian experience	2020-05-22		.txt	text/plain	1258	58	53	title: Technological devices in COVID-19 primary care management: the Italian experience The clinical criteria for hospital admission of COVID-19 severe pneumonia include high fever above 38°C, respiratory rate above 20 breaths/minute, heart rate above 100 beats/minute and oxygen saturation below 94% (according to the World Health Organization data, UK NHS guidance, Chinese (4) and Italian experience). (3) in the UK, Kidd (6) in Australia and John (7) in India, the use of telemedicine consultation and the help of technology, has allowed us to monitor in an efficient way our patients at home, reducing inappropriate hospitalization and referring them to a hospital only when necessary. On the basis of our experience we can conclude that the technological support and the remote approach are essentials in COVID-19 primary care assessment and it would be advisable for everybody around the world to have up to date smartphone applications (that are cheap, easy to use and widespread also in resource limited settings (7)) or technological gadgets if medical tools are not easily available.	./cache/cord-343422-910zswy0.txt	./txt/cord-343422-910zswy0.txt