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First COVID-19 sub-intensive respiratory unit in Europe: the Italian experience
- Source :
- Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- PAGEPress Publications, 2020.
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
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Details
- ISSN :
- 20496958 and 1828695X
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0fabfe5929b52daf5a845d4640e9e0e9