First COVID-19 wave in the province of Bergamo, Italy: epidemiological and clinical characteristics, outcome and management of the first hospitalized patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Northern Italy was the first European country affected by the spread of the SARS-CoV-2, with the epicenter in the province of Bergamo.

Aim

This study aims to analyze the characteristics of patients who experienced more severe symptoms during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials and methods

We retrospectively collected epidemiological and clinical data on patients with laboratory-confirmed wild-type SARS-CoV-2 infection who were admitted to the "ASST Bergamo Ovest" hospital between February 21 and May 31, 2020.

Results

A total of seven hundred twenty-three inpatients met the eligible criteria and were included in the study cohort. Among the inpatients who survived, the average hospital length of stay was more than two weeks, with some lastin

SUBMITTER: Donida BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10829314 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature