COVID-19 challenge: proactive management of a Tertiary University Hospital in Veneto Region, Italy.
Giovanni CarrettaCristina ContessaDeris Gianni BoemoGreta BordignonSilvia Eugenia BenniciStefano MeriglianoMargherita BoschettoAlfio CapizziAnnamaria CattelanFrancesco CausinVito CianciLuciano FlorAlberto FrizieroPaolo NavalesiMaria Vittoria NesotiAnna Maria SaievaMaria ScapellatoIvo TiberioRoberto VettorAndrea VianelloRenato SalvadorDaniele DonatoPublished in: Pathogens and global health (2020)
AOUP strategy demonstrated effective management of the epidemic thanks to the timely implementation of emergency procedures, a well-coordinated effort shared by all hospital Departments, and their continuous adjustment to the ongoing epidemic. Timely screening of all hospital workers proved to be particularly important to defend the hospital, avoiding epidemic clusters due to unknown positive cases.