Is a more aggressive COVID-19 case detection approach mitigating the burden on ICUs? Some reflections from Italy
COVID19ita Working Group, Giulia Lorenzoni, Corrado Lanera, Danila Azzolina, Paola Berchialla, Darío Gregori
Abstract
We assessed the relationship between the percentage of ICU admissions on the resident population and the percentage of asymptomatic/mild symptomatic subjects tested on the resident population, in Lombardia and Veneto.
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicineIntensive carePandemicBetacoronavirusEmergency medicineMedical emergencyVirologyOutbreakInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 and healthcare impactsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeHealthcare cost, quality, practices