1. The Many Faces of COVID-19 at a Glance: A University Hospital Multidisciplinary Account From Milan, Italy
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Luca Pietrogrande, Anna Maria Marconi, Orsola Gambini, Daris Ferrari, Giovanni Felisati, Elena Vegni, A.M. Previtera, Marco Cattaneo, Vincenzo Toschi, Isotta Olivari, Davide Chiumello, Giuseppe Banderali, Maria Paola Canevini, Nicola Orfeo, Massimo Zuin, Luca Rossetti, Gaetano Pietro Bulfamante, Federico Biglioli, Alberto Priori, Amilcare Cerri, Maurizio Cariati, Stefano Carugo, Claudio Colosio, Stefano Centanni, Alessandro Baisi, Mario Cozzolino, Enrico Opocher, Antonella d'Arminio Monforte, and Gardinali M
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,living systematic review ,chest CT ,psychology ,Hospitals, University ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Multidisciplinary approach ,Epidemiology ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,General hospital ,China ,Personal Protective Equipment ,Patient Care Team ,SARS-CoV-2 ,General Commentary ,neurology ,lcsh:Public aspects of medicine ,gynecology ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,COVID-19 ,lcsh:RA1-1270 ,University hospital ,medicine.disease ,Organizational Innovation ,internal medicine ,Death toll ,Italy ,infectious diseases respiratory medicine ,diagnostic accuracy ,pathology ,Medical emergency ,Public Health ,evidence-based medicine ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
In March 2020, northern Italy became the second country worldwide most affected by Covid-19 and the death toll overtook that in China. Hospital staff soon realized that Covid-19 was far more severe than expected from the few data available at that time. The Covid-19 pandemic forced hospitals to adjust to rapidly changing circumstances. We report our experience in a general teaching hospital in Milan, the capital of Lombardy, the most affected area in Italy. First, we briefly describe Lombardy's regional Covid-19-related health organizational changes as well as general hospital reorganization. We also provide a multidisciplinary report of the main clinical, radiological and pathological Covid-19 findings we observed in our patients.
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- 2021
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