Publications by authors named "Stefano M Carenini"
Emergently planned exclusive hub-and-spoke system in the epicenter of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: the experience of the largest COVID-19-free ICU hub for time-dependent diseases.
Arturo Chieregato Giacomo Veronese Francesco Curto Matteo Zaniboni Francesca Fossi Stefano M Carenini
Minerva Anestesiol
October 2021
Article Synopsis
- Lombardy faced a significant COVID-19 outbreak, prompting a regional law to reorganize healthcare resources from March 8 to May 8, 2020, to better manage COVID-19 patients alongside other time-sensitive medical cases.
- Key changes included reallocating ICU beds and supporting trauma, neurosurgical emergency, and stroke patients while maintaining transplant activities, with a focus on comparing patient outcomes from 2020 to 2019.
- The study found a doubling in admissions for time-dependent conditions and an increase in local organ procurement, with unchanged in-ICU mortality ratios, indicating effective management despite the pandemic's challenges.