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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2025

Investigating a middle‑step COVID‑19 unit in Greece.

Galateia Verykokou, Andriana I Papaioannou, Vassiliki Apollonatou, Dimitra Kavatha, Dimitrios Boumpas, Spyros A Papiris, Effrosyni D Manali, Stelios Loukides

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Galateia VerykokouCOVID-19 Unit, GNDA Agia Varvara Hospital, 123 51 Athens, Greece.
Andriana I PapaioannouFirst Respiratory Medicine Department, 'Sotiria' Chest Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Vassiliki ApollonatouCOVID-19 Unit, GNDA Agia Varvara Hospital, 123 51 Athens, Greece.
Dimitra KavathaCOVID-19 Unit, GNDA Agia Varvara Hospital, 123 51 Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios BoumpasCOVID-19 Unit, GNDA Agia Varvara Hospital, 123 51 Athens, Greece.
Spyros A PapirisSecond Respiratory Medicine Department, General University Hospital 'Attikon', Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece.
Effrosyni D ManaliSecond Respiratory Medicine Department, General University Hospital 'Attikon', Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece.
Stelios LoukidesCOVID-19 Unit, GNDA Agia Varvara Hospital, 123 51 Athens, Greece.

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Abstract

During the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, there was an unprecedented requirement for hospital bed availability. The present study aimed to examine the characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized in a COVID-19 unit that operated as a novel middle-step unit in Greece. The present study aimed to determine whether the middle-step unit supported the central general hospitals; thus, highlighting the potential of these models in future pandemics. During the 9-month period of operation, a total of 631 patients were admitted. In addition, 539 (85.4%) patients were discharged, 57 (9%) patients were referred to surrounding hospitals for further management and 35 (5.6%) patients succumbed. Based on the results of the present study, an algorithm for patient referral to middle-step units was outlined for future pandemics.

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bed managementcoronavirus disease-19middle-step hospitalpandemic

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PMID39563884
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