A new rapid coronavirus testing device has been shown to reduce the average stay for patients on a COVID-19 holding ward at a UK hospital by almost half.
The Samba II portable machines can diagnose the virus in less than 90 minutes and have been trialled at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.
The average length of stay for patients on a coronavirus holding ward, before they were either discharged or could progress with treatment, fell from 58.5 hours to 30 hours, according to the Cambridge University study.
Researchers said the devices “could make all the difference” in freeing up hospital capacity as the NHS faces a mounting backlog of operations due to the pandemic.
Source: The Independent, 3 June 2020
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