The Many Faces of Covid-19 at a Glance: A University Hospital Multidisciplinary Account From Milan, Italy
Alberto Priori, Alessandro Baisi, Giuseppe Banderali, Federico Biglioli, Gaetano Bulfamante, Maria Paola Canevini, Maurizio Cariati, Stefano Carugo, Marco Cattaneo, A. Cerri, Davide Chiumello, Claudio Colosio, Mario Cozzolino, Antonella d’Arminio Monforte, Giovanni Felisati, Daris Ferrari, Orsola Gambini, M. Gardinali, Anna Maria Marconi, Isotta Olivari, Nicola Vincenzo Orfeo, Enrico Opocher, L. Pietrogrande, A.M. Previtera, Luca Rossetti, Elena Vegni, Vincenzo Toschi, Massimo Zuin, Stefano Centanni
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.