Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on severe trauma trends and healthcare system reassessment in Lombardia, Italy: an analysis from the regional trauma registry

Abstract Backgrounds The COVID-19 pandemic drastically strained the health systems worldwide, obligating the reassessment of how healthcare is delivered. In Lombardia, Italy, a Regional Emergency Committee (REC) was established and the regional health system reorganized, with only three hospitals de...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Giudici, Armando Lancioni, Hedwige Gay, Gabriele Bassi, Osvaldo Chiara, Claudio Mare, Nicola Latronico, Antonio Pesenti, Roberto Faccincani, Luca Cabrini, Roberto Fumagalli, Arturo Chieregato, Laura Briani, Fabrizio Sammartano, Giuseppe Sechi, Alberto Zoli, Andrea Pagliosa, Giuseppe Foti, Erika Borotto, Alessandra Palo, Oliviero Valoti, Marco Botteri, Michele Carlucci, Elisa Reitano, Roberto Bini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-021-00383-y