Delays in COVID antiviral receipt raised risk of poor outcomes after ED visits by 18%, data suggest
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 Longer intervals from COVID-19 symptom onset to receipt of an antiviral drug at 16 Spanish emergency departments (EDs) were linked to worse clinical outcomes in patients at high risk for disease progression, according to a study published in Internal and Emergency Medicine. For the nationwide modeling study, the researchers parsed the electronic health records of 534 adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who were released from an ED after
