Geriatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence and AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Geriatric Medicine Unit, AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Eur J Intern Med. 2020 Jul;77:141-142. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.04.058. Epub 2020 Apr 30.
• Covid-19 cases are frequent in elderly patients admitted to acute no-Covid-19 units. • Healthcare personnel is at high risk to present coronavirus infection. • Hospital transmission of Covid-19 can be frequent in older individuals. • Maximum efforts should be given to screen patients and staff even if asymptomatic. • Prevention is very important for Covid-19 severe prognosis in older patients.
• 患有新冠肺炎的老年患者经常被收入非新冠肺炎急性病单元。 • 医护人员感染冠状病毒的风险很高。 • 新冠肺炎在老年人群中可能频繁发生医院内传播。 • 即使无症状,也应尽力对患者和医护人员进行筛查。 • 对于老年患者新冠肺炎严重预后,预防非常重要。