Utility of hospitalization for elderly individuals affected by COVID-19.

Giorgio CostantinoMonica SolbiatiSilvia ElliMarco PaganuzziDidi MassabòNicola MontanoMarta MancarellaFrancesca CortellaroEmanuela CataudellaAndrea BelloneNicolò CapsoniGuido BertoliniGiovanni NattinoGiovanni Casazza

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Greater access to hospitals during an off-peak phase did not affect the mortality rate of COVID-19-positive elderly patients in Milan. This finding, if confirmed in other settings, should influence future decisions regarding resource management of health care organizations.

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