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cord-351116-jwy6k0ih	O'Reilly, GM	Epidemiology and clinical features of emergency department patients with suspected and confirmed COVID‐19: A multisite report from the COVED Quality Improvement Project for July 2020 (COVED‐3)	2020-09-21		.txt	text/plain	3598	222	49	METHODS: The COVID‐19 Emergency Department (COVED) Project is an ongoing prospective cohort study in Australian EDs. This analysis presents data from eight sites across Victoria and Tasmania for July 2020 (during Australia's 'second wave'). 3 The objectives of this analysis (COVED-3), undertaken during the ‗second wave', were to explore the association between SARS-CoV-2 test result and mechanical ventilation and death in hospital and to identify clinical and epidemiological variables predictive of SARS-CoV-2 positivity. 12 These include history (age, sex, symptoms and duration of presenting complaint, epidemiological features, co-morbidities), findings on clinical examination, radiological and blood investigations, care provided in the ED and hospital (including commencement of invasive mechanical ventilation and ED disposition destination) and patient outcomes (including survival to discharge). In terms of clinical and epidemiological risk factors, SARS-CoV-2 positive patients were more likely to report close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 or a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR swab result in the 14 days prior to their ED presentation.	./cache/cord-351116-jwy6k0ih.txt	./txt/cord-351116-jwy6k0ih.txt