Cardiac patient management system in the emergency department during COVID-19 pandemic using technology I.R 4.0.

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals sought to prevent the spread of infection by monitoring patients and paying close attention to precautionary and health measures in all aspects of their operations. One of the critical departments, the emergency department, is affected, especially in middle- and low-income countries which have limited resources. Cardiovascular emergencies are among the most common reasons for people to visit an emergency department. As a result, there is overcrowding, a long waiting time, incorrect triage, low treatment accuracy, high mortality, and patient and staff dissatisfaction. Hence, seamless information transfer among the staff, improved patient management flow, and application of the COVID-19 assessment and precautions at entry to the hospital will limit these issues and increase patient satisfaction. In order to achieve this goal, we proposed a system that is able to classify patients, specifically cardiac patients, in the emergency department according to their conditions and manage their diagnostic and treatment steps starting from their arrival until discharge. The system will be able to segregate possible COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 by assessing the condition of the patient from the beginning. Furthermore, the system will also predict the patient's path and steps during the emergency department journey based on data provided by nurses, administration, lab practitioners, and doctors. According to a sample group of doctors, the findings of the survey conducted in this study revealed that 90.9% of the participants felt that technology has a positive impact on boosting comfort, facilitating the administration process, and ensuring a smooth flow of patients in hospitals.