TY - JOUR T1 - Screening success: A virtual MDT can reduce the number of patients requiring respiratory follow-up post-COVID-19 pneumonia in line with British Thoracic Society guidance JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 45 LP - 50 DO - 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0124 VL - 22 IS - 1 AU - Rebekah Anstey AU - Jennifer Rossdale AU - Alexander Dereham AU - Eleanor Peter AU - Rey Tan AU - Robert Mackenzie Ross AU - Graham Robinson AU - Tom Hartley AU - Jay Suntharalingam AU - Jonathan CL Rodrigues Y1 - 2022/01/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/1/45.abstract N2 - The ongoing respiratory sequelae of COVID-19 pneumonia remain unclear, and the ideal follow-up of these patients is still a work in progress. We describe our experience of using a pre-follow-up multidisciplinary team (MDT) to decide the follow-up stream in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 pneumonia.Methods We reviewed all patients with a clinico-radiological diagnosis of COVID-19 admitted to hospital during a 3-month period and assigned a follow-up stream based on British Thoracic Society guidance.Results We changed the follow-up pathway in 71% (277/392) and refined the pathway in 67% (261/392) of indeterminate cases. We also created an automated process for the general practitioner to book follow-up imaging and will use this process going forward.Conclusion These findings highlight the importance of the MDT review of cases with suspected COVID-19 pneumonia prior to clinic attendance to ensure appropriate patients are followed up and to optimise utilisation of outpatient imaging and clinics. ER -