Published July 30, 2020
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Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest during the Covid-19 Outbreak in Italy
Authors/Creators
- Baldi, Enrico1
- Sechi, Giuseppe M.2
- Mare, Claudio2
- Canevari, Fabrizio2
- Brancaglione, Antonella2
- Primi, Roberto3
- Klersy, Catherine3
- Palo, Alessandra3
- Contri, Enrico3
- Ronchi, Vincenza3
- Beretta, Giorgio4
- Reali, Francesca4
- Parogni, Pierpaolo5
- Facchin, Fabio5
- Bua, Davide5
- Rizzi, Ugo6
- Bussi, Daniele6
- Ruggeri, Simone6
- Visconti, Luigi Oltrona3
- Savastano, Simone3
- 1. University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- 2. Azienda Regionale Emergenza Urgenza, Milan, Italy
- 3. Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- 4. Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) di Lodi, Lodi, Italy
- 5. ASST di Mantova, Mantua, Italy
- 6. ASST di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
Description
Despite the risk of rapid respiratory failure1 and cardiac complications2 due to Covid-19, it is unclear whether there is an association between Covid-19 and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The Lombardy region of Italy was among the first areas to have an outbreak of Covid-19 outside China,3 and the first case there was diagnosed on February 20, 2020, in Lodi Province.4
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