Verykokou Galateia, Papaioannou Andriana I, Apollonatou Vassiliki, Kavatha Dimitra, Boumpas Dimitrios, Papiris Spyros A, Manali Effrosyni D, Loukides Stelios
COVID-19 Unit, GNDA Agia Varvara Hospital, 123 51 Athens, Greece.
Second Respiratory Medicine Department, General University Hospital 'Attikon', Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece.
Exp Ther Med. 2024 Nov 1;29(1):8. doi: 10.3892/etm.2024.12758. eCollection 2025 Jan.
During the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, there was an unprecedented requirement for hospital bed availability. The present study aimed to examine the characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized in a COVID-19 unit that operated as a novel middle-step unit in Greece. The present study aimed to determine whether the middle-step unit supported the central general hospitals; thus, highlighting the potential of these models in future pandemics. During the 9-month period of operation, a total of 631 patients were admitted. In addition, 539 (85.4%) patients were discharged, 57 (9%) patients were referred to surrounding hospitals for further management and 35 (5.6%) patients succumbed. Based on the results of the present study, an algorithm for patient referral to middle-step units was outlined for future pandemics.
在冠状病毒病2019(COVID-19)大流行期间,对医院床位可用性的需求达到了前所未有的程度。本研究旨在调查在希腊作为新型中间过渡单元运行的COVID-19病房中住院患者的特征和结局。本研究旨在确定中间过渡单元是否对中心综合医院起到了支持作用;从而突出这些模式在未来大流行中的潜力。在9个月的运营期间,共收治了631例患者。此外,539例(85.4%)患者出院,57例(9%)患者被转诊至周边医院进行进一步治疗,35例(5.6%)患者死亡。基于本研究结果,为未来大流行概述了一种患者转诊至中间过渡单元的算法。