Infectious Diseases Unit, San Martino Policlinic Hospital - IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy.
Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Italy.
New Microbiol. 2021 Oct;44(4):245-247.
This retrospective study describes demographics and outcomes of adult patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to our ward during the first wave (from February 25 to May 30, 2020) and during the second wave (from August 5 to November 30, 2020). The primary study objective was to evaluate overall in-hospital mortality, which was 21.1% (60/285) vs 10.3% (27/261) (p=.0006). This study seems to corroborate and expand the concept that the second wave of COVID-19 was less deadly than the first. Despite some limitations, the clinical and managerial experience gained during the first wave trained us to handle and control the second one.
本回顾性研究描述了我们病房在第一波(2020 年 2 月 25 日至 5 月 30 日)和第二波(2020 年 8 月 5 日至 11 月 30 日)期间收治的 SARS-CoV-2 感染成年患者的人口统计学和结局。主要研究目的是评估总体住院死亡率,第一波为 21.1%(60/285),第二波为 10.3%(27/261)(p=.0006)。本研究似乎证实并扩展了这样的概念,即第二波 COVID-19 的致命性低于第一波。尽管存在一些局限性,但在第一波期间获得的临床和管理经验使我们能够应对和控制第二波。