Early experience of an infectious and tropical diseases unit during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Florence, Italy, February to March 2020

Authors :: Lagi, F.
Piccica, M.
Graziani, L.
Vellere, I.
Botta, A.
Tilli, M.
Ottino, L.
Borchi, B.
Pozzi, M.
Bartalesi, F.
Mencarini, J.
Spinicci, M.
Zammarchi, L.
Pieralli, F.
Zagli, G.
Nozzoli, C.
Romagnoli, S.
Bartoloni, A.
Campolmi, I.
Di Lauria, N.
Millotti, G.
Basile, G.
Meli, M.
Rogasi, P. G.
Bartolozzi, D.
Corsi, P.
Mazzetti, M.
Farese, A.
Bresci, S.
Cavallo, A.
Trotta, M.
Corti, G.
Morettini, A.
Poggesi, L.
de Gaudio, A. R.
Peris, A.
Fontanari, P.
Parronchi, P.
Almerigogna, F.
Annunziato, F.
Liotta, F.
Cosmi, L.
Vultaggio, A.
Matucci, A.
Angileri, M.
Ipponi, A.
Cecchi, M.
Benemei, S.
Vannucchi, A. M.
Matucci Cerinic, Marco
Turco, L.
Source :: Eurosurveillance
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 2020.
Abstract: We analysed the first 84 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients hospitalised in an infectious and tropical disease unit in Florence, Italy, over 30 days after the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. A 12% reduction in the rate of intensive care unit transfer was observed after the implementation of intensity care measures in the regular ward such as increasing the nurse/patient ratio, presence of critical care physicians and using high flow nasal cannulae oxygenation.

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