Implementation and impact of rapid SARS-CoV-2 point of care test on patient flow in the frailty pathway; A quality improvement approach

Ijeoma Okoliegbe; Louise Brodie; Alistair Cowie; Brandon Tan; Suzanne Clements; Zoe Muir; Noha El Sakka

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0296294

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Implementation and impact of rapid SARS-CoV-2 point of care test on patient flow in the frailty pathway; A quality improvement approach

Ijeoma Okoliegbe ,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: ijeoma.okoliegbe4@abdn.ac.uk

Affiliations School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Department of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7886-7064

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Louise Brodie,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine for the elderly, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alistair Cowie,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine for the elderly, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Brandon Tan,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine for the elderly, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Suzanne Clements,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine for the elderly, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Zoe Muir,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine for the elderly, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Noha El Sakka

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Department of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Implementation and impact of rapid SARS-CoV-2 point of care test on patient flow in the frailty pathway; A quality improvement approach

Ijeoma Okoliegbe,
Louise Brodie,
Alistair Cowie,
Brandon Tan,
Suzanne Clements,
Zoe Muir,
Noha El Sakka

Published: January 2, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296294

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