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A country-level analysis comparing hospital capacity and utilisation during the first COVID-19 wave across Europe

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  • Berger, Elke
  • Winkelmann, Juliane
  • Eckhardt, Helene
  • Nimptsch, Ulrike
  • Panteli, Dimitra
  • Reichebner, Christoph
  • Rombey, Tanja
  • Busse, Reinhard

Abstract

The exponential increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections during the first wave of the pandemic created an extraordinary overload and demand on hospitals, especially intensive care units (ICUs), across Europe. European countries have implemented different measures to address the surge ICU capacity, but little is known about the extent. The aim of this paper is to compare the rates of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in acute and ICU care and the levels of national surge capacity for intensive care beds across 16 European countries and Lombardy region during the first wave of the pandemic (28 February to 31 July).

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  • Berger, Elke & Winkelmann, Juliane & Eckhardt, Helene & Nimptsch, Ulrike & Panteli, Dimitra & Reichebner, Christoph & Rombey, Tanja & Busse, Reinhard, 2022. "A country-level analysis comparing hospital capacity and utilisation during the first COVID-19 wave across Europe," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 126(5), pages 373-381.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:126:y:2022:i:5:p:373-381
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.11.009
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    1. Fanny Marsch & Claudia D. Spies & Roland C. E. Francis & Jan A. Graw, 2022. "Standardized High-Quality Processes for End-of-Life-Decision Making in the Intensive Care Unit Remain Robust during an Unprecedented New Pandemic—A Single-Center Experience," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-9, November.
    2. Patricia P. Wadowski & Aleksandra Piechota-Polańczyk & Martin Andreas & Christoph W. Kopp, 2022. "Cardiovascular Disease Management in the Context of Global Crisis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-9, December.

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