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.
Keywords:
COVID-19; Cohort; Florence; ICU; Italy; SARS-CoV-2; pandemic.
MeSH terms
-
Age Distribution
-
Aged
-
Betacoronavirus
-
COVID-19
-
Cannula
-
Cohort Studies
-
Comorbidity
-
Contact Tracing
-
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
-
Coronavirus Infections / mortality*
-
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
-
Coronavirus*
-
Critical Care
-
Disease Outbreaks
-
Female
-
Humans
-
Intensive Care Units / organization & administration*
-
Italy / epidemiology
-
Male
-
Middle Aged
-
Pandemics*
-
Patient Transfer
-
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
-
Pneumonia, Viral / mortality*
-
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
-
Respiratory Care Units
-
SARS-CoV-2
-
Sex Distribution
-
Treatment Outcome