Italy is one of the most exposed countries worldwide to COVID-19, and Lombardy is the most af-fected region in Italy. In this context, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia, one of the largest University hospitals in the region, has been involved in the management of the outbreak since its inception. Immediately after the communication of the first Italian COVID-19+ patient, the Pediatric Unit has been completely reorganized to face the approaching outbreak. The optimization of the Pediatric Unit resources for COVID-19 emergency is reported as an example to safely preserve health activity during the pandemic. (www.actabiomedica.it).

Timely adaptation of a pediatric unit to COVID-19 emergency in Northern Italy: The experience of Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia

Muzzi A.;Marena C.;Venturi A.;Licari A.;Marseglia G. L.;Brambilla I.;Caimmi S.;Casta-Gnoli R.;De Filippo M.;Iozzi L.;Montagna D.;Votto M.
2020-01-01

Abstract

Italy is one of the most exposed countries worldwide to COVID-19, and Lombardy is the most af-fected region in Italy. In this context, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia, one of the largest University hospitals in the region, has been involved in the management of the outbreak since its inception. Immediately after the communication of the first Italian COVID-19+ patient, the Pediatric Unit has been completely reorganized to face the approaching outbreak. The optimization of the Pediatric Unit resources for COVID-19 emergency is reported as an example to safely preserve health activity during the pandemic. (www.actabiomedica.it).
2020
Medical Research, General Topics covers a wide array of topics in medical and biomedical research, with a specific emphasis on human disease, human tissues, and all levels of research into the pathogenesis of clinically significant conditions. Specific medical fields that are characterized by the inclusion of material from several other specializations are also covered here; these include general and internal medicine, tropical medicine, pediatrics, gerontology, epidemiology, and public health. Resources dealing with specific clinical interventions are excluded and are placed in the Medical Research: Diagnosis & Treatment category. Resources that emphasize the specific disease types, or specific systems affected are also excluded and are categorized according to the pathogen or system pathophysiology.
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Children; Coronavirus disease 2019; Hospital; Management; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Child; Coronavirus Infections; Emergency Service, Hospital; Humans; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; Italy; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Betacoronavirus; Disease Management
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Novelli, V.; Cutti, S.; Muzzi, A.; Marena, C.; Grugnetti, G.; Triarico, A.; Nicora, C.; Venturi, A.; Licari, A.; Marseglia, G. L.; Bossi, G.; Brambill...espandi
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