The Many Faces of Covid-19 at a Glance: A University Hospital Multidisciplinary Account From Milan, Italy

Front Public Health. 2021 Jan 8:8:575029. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.575029. eCollection 2020.

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; gynecology; infectious diseases respiratory medicine; internal medicine; neurology; pathology; psychology.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • COVID-19 / pathology
  • COVID-19 / physiopathology
  • Hospitals, University / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Organizational Innovation*
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration
  • Patient Care Team / standards*
  • Personal Protective Equipment / standards*
  • SARS-CoV-2