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Investigating a middle‑step COVID‑19 unit in Greece

  • Authors:
    • Galateia Verykokou
    • Andriana I. Papaioannou
    • Vassiliki Apollonatou
    • Dimitra Kavatha
    • Dimitrios Boumpas
    • Spyros A. Papiris
    • Effrosyni D. Manali
    • Stelios Loukides
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    Affiliations: COVID‑19 Unit, GNDA Agia Varvara Hospital, 123 51 Athens, Greece, First Respiratory Medicine Department, ‘Sotiria’ Chest Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece, Second Respiratory Medicine Department, General University Hospital ‘Attikon’, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece
  • Published online on: November 1, 2024     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2024.12758
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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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Verykokou G, Papaioannou AI, Apollonatou V, Kavatha D, Boumpas D, Papiris SA, Manali ED and Loukides S: Investigating a middle‑step COVID‑19 unit in Greece. Exp Ther Med 29: 8, 2025.
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Verykokou, G., Papaioannou, A.I., Apollonatou, V., Kavatha, D., Boumpas, D., Papiris, S.A. ... Loukides, S. (2025). Investigating a middle‑step COVID‑19 unit in Greece. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 29, 8. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2024.12758
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Verykokou, G., Papaioannou, A. I., Apollonatou, V., Kavatha, D., Boumpas, D., Papiris, S. A., Manali, E. D., Loukides, S."Investigating a middle‑step COVID‑19 unit in Greece". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 29.1 (2025): 8.
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Verykokou, G., Papaioannou, A. I., Apollonatou, V., Kavatha, D., Boumpas, D., Papiris, S. A., Manali, E. D., Loukides, S."Investigating a middle‑step COVID‑19 unit in Greece". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 29, no. 1 (2025): 8. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2024.12758
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Verykokou G, Papaioannou AI, Apollonatou V, Kavatha D, Boumpas D, Papiris SA, Manali ED and Loukides S: Investigating a middle‑step COVID‑19 unit in Greece. Exp Ther Med 29: 8, 2025.
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Verykokou, G., Papaioannou, A.I., Apollonatou, V., Kavatha, D., Boumpas, D., Papiris, S.A. ... Loukides, S. (2025). Investigating a middle‑step COVID‑19 unit in Greece. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 29, 8. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2024.12758
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Verykokou, G., Papaioannou, A. I., Apollonatou, V., Kavatha, D., Boumpas, D., Papiris, S. A., Manali, E. D., Loukides, S."Investigating a middle‑step COVID‑19 unit in Greece". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 29.1 (2025): 8.
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Verykokou, G., Papaioannou, A. I., Apollonatou, V., Kavatha, D., Boumpas, D., Papiris, S. A., Manali, E. D., Loukides, S."Investigating a middle‑step COVID‑19 unit in Greece". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 29, no. 1 (2025): 8. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2024.12758
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