id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-340627-xyvzgkxl Ornaghi, Sara Performance of an extended triage questionnaire to detect suspected cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in obstetric patients: Experience from two large teaching hospitals in Lombardy, Northern Italy 2020-09-15 .txt text/plain 3804 228 51 title: Performance of an extended triage questionnaire to detect suspected cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in obstetric patients: Experience from two large teaching hospitals in Lombardy, Northern Italy Initially, a targeted SARS-CoV-2 screening approach triggered by a positive questionnaire and based on RT-PCR testing of nasopharyngeal swabs was used in women with hospital admission after accessing the Emergency Department. On April 8 th , we changed our policy and started testing all women for SARS-CoV-2 infection independent of the type of hospital admission and the questionnaire result, in agreement with a disposition of the Lombardy Region Health Care Authority. Our study investigated the accuracy of a comprehensive questionnaire thoroughly assessing obstetric patients upon hospital admission to identify cases suspected for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our data show that thorough assessment of obstetric patients upon hospital admission by means of an exhaustive questionnaire is feasible and effective in discriminating women at low risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the context of both a targeted and a universal screening ./cache/cord-340627-xyvzgkxl.txt ./txt/cord-340627-xyvzgkxl.txt