The COVID-19 pandemic and hemodialysis: a multicentric experience

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has forced a reshaping of economic, productive, commercial and healthcare systems. The last one had the dual mandate to limit intra-hospital infections and strengthen its ability to deal with the ongoing emergency. In this paper we report the experience gained by the staff of...

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Published inGiornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia Vol. 37; no. 6
Main Authors Previti, Antonino, Lentini, Paolo, Di Caprio, Antonio, Marchiori, Milvia, Dell'Aquila, Roberto
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 07.12.2020
Subjects
Comorbidity
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
COVID-19 - diagnosis
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 Testing
Critical Care
Humans
Infection Control - methods
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient - prevention & control
Italy - epidemiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic - epidemiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Pandemics
Peritoneal Dialysis
Physical Distancing
Procedures and Techniques Utilization
Renal Dialysis - statistics & numerical data
SARS-CoV-2
Italy
hemodialysis
SARS CoV-2
COVID center
CRRT
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Summary:The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has forced a reshaping of economic, productive, commercial and healthcare systems. The last one had the dual mandate to limit intra-hospital infections and strengthen its ability to deal with the ongoing emergency. In this paper we report the experience gained by the staff of the Nephrology and Dialysis Unit of the AULSS7 Pedemontana (Vicenza - Veneto region) and the organizational model pursued during the first wave of the pandemic.
ISSN:1724-5990