Spread of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in a High-Volume Hospital: Vascular Surgery Impact

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Andrea Ascoli Marchetti Ciattaglia Riccardo Dauri Mario Giuliano Ilaria Sarmati Loredana Ippoliti Arnaldo

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Andrea Ascoli Marchetti
Vascular Surgery Unit, Biomedicine and Prevention Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

A B S T R A C T

Increasing population rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are occurring in several countries and continents. The impact regarding vascular activity, consequences and complication is scarce and makes the future perspective unclear. The aim of this report is to describe the changes in a high-volume University Hospital, relevant for future decisions. The mortality and morbidity should be higher not only in COVID+ patients but also in vascular patients.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Thu 09, Jul 2020
Accepted: Thu 23, Jul 2020
Published: Mon 10, Aug 2020

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© 2023 Andrea Ascoli Marchetti. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.GSCR.2020.02.01