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Open Access 01-12-2020 | COVID-19 | Research Letter

Is a more aggressive COVID-19 case detection approach mitigating the burden on ICUs? Some reflections from Italy

Authors: Giulia Lorenzoni, Corrado Lanera, Danila Azzolina, Paola Berchialla, Dario Gregori, COVID19ita Working Group

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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Italy is the first European country in which the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak has spread, starting from two regions in Northern Italy, Veneto, and Lombardia. The outbreak poses a relevant burden on hospital resources, with a marked increase in the intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rates [1]. …

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Title: Is a more aggressive COVID-19 case detection approach mitigating the burden on ICUs? Some reflections from Italy
Authors: Giulia Lorenzoni
Corrado Lanera
Danila Azzolina
Paola Berchialla
Dario Gregori
COVID19ita Working Group
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-02881-y

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