First COVID-19 sub-intensive respiratory unit in Europe: the Italian experience
Autor: | Alice Claudia Repossi, Giuseppe Cipolla, Mirko Marra, Michela Fiini, Monica Crepaldi, Nicolò Vanoni, Irene Raimondi Cominesi, Clara Benedetta Conti, Elena Esposti, Sonia Henchi, Mariano Scozzafava |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology law.invention Unit (housing) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine severe pneumonia department organization law Pandemic medicine 030212 general & internal medicine sub-intensive respiratory unit Letter to the Editor business.industry ventilation COVID-19 medicine.disease Intensive care unit Northern italy ARDS Medical emergency business |
Zdroj: | Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine |
ISSN: | 2049-6958 1828-695X |
Popis: | European SARS-CoV-2 pandemic epicenter was detected in Northern Italy, in a little Italian town of Lodi province, the Lodi Hospital was therefore rapidly saturated, and in particularly the departments of respiratory diseases and Intensive Care Unit had been largely involved. In this paper, we describe how the first Sub-intensive Respiratory Unit in Europe completely dedicated to COVID-19 patients was organized and managed in our hospital. From February 25th to April 30th 2020, 156 patients were admitted to our Respiratory Sub-intensive Unit. Among them, 100 were discharged, 28 dead and 28 transferred to ICU for intubation. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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