Use of critical care resources during the first 2 weeks (February 24-March 8, 2020) of the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy.

Tommaso TonettiGiacomo GrasselliAlberto ZanellaGiacinto PizzilliRoberto FumagalliSimone PivaLuca LoriniGiorgio IottiGiuseppe FotiSergio ColomboLuigi VivonaSandra RossiMassimo GirardisVanni AgnolettiAnselmo CampagnaGiovanni GordiniPaolo NavalesiAnnalisa BoscoloAlessandro GrazianoIlaria ValeriAndrea VianelloDanilo CeredaClaudia FilippiniMaurizio CecconiFranco LocatelliMichele BartolettiMaddalena GiannellaPierluigi VialeMassimo AntonelliStefano NavaAntonio PesentiV Marco Ranierinull null

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2020)

Increase in ICU beds and use of out-of-ICU respiratory support allowed effective management of the first 14 days of the Covid-19 outbreak, avoiding resource rationing.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
gestational age
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory tract
preterm birth