The rapid insurgence and spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exceeded the limit of the intensive care unit (ICU) contingency plan of the Maggiore della Carità University Hospital (Novara, Italy) generating a crisis management condition. This brief report describes how a prompt response to the sudden request of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) was provided by addressing the key elements of health care system surge capacity from contingency to crisis. In a short time and at a relatively low cost, a structural modification of a hospital aisle allowed to convert the general ICU into a COVID-19 unit, increasing the number of COVID-19 critical care beds by 107%.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Acute respiratory failure, crisis, surge capacity, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus disease, Critical care, intensive care, hospital, Italy, ICU, Spread, Health, management, university, Care, Invasive mechanical ventilation, Modification, element, IMV, limit, Novara, provided, exceeded, 【제목키워드】 Capacity, Rapid, solution, Novara,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Acute respiratory failure, crisis, surge capacity, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus disease, Critical care, intensive care, hospital, Italy, ICU, Spread, Health, management, university, Care, Invasive mechanical ventilation, Modification, element, IMV, limit, Novara, provided, exceeded, 【제목키워드】 Capacity, Rapid, solution, Novara,