Impact of negative-pressure room utilization in the emergency department on hospitalized pneumonia patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
Negative-pressure rooms led to increased door-to-doctor contact time and ED LOS during COVID-19, although without significant differences in mortality. These findings highlight the need to improve ED workflows for future pandemic preparedness.
Authors
- Wachira Wongtanasarasin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1418-0036)
- Theerapon Tangsuwanaruk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-3095)
- Borwon Wittayachamnankul
- Teeravit Danrungrot
Institutions
- Global Strategy Group (US)
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acute and Critical Care
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.003350
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00