Enhancing intensive care capacity: COVID-19 experience from a Tertiary Center in Israel

Eyal Leshem^{1

2}, Yoram Klein^{1

2}, Yael Haviv^{1

2}, Haim Berkenstadt^{1

2}, Itai M Pessach^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Sheba Medical Center, Israel Ministry of Health, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
² Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
³ Sheba Medical Center, Israel Ministry of Health, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Itai.Pessach@sheba.gov.il.
⁴ Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Itai.Pessach@sheba.gov.il.
⁵ Integrated Critical Care Program, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Itai.Pessach@sheba.gov.il.

Eyal Leshem et al. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;46(8):1640-1641.

doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06097-0. Epub 2020 May 25.

Eyal Leshem^{1

2}, Yoram Klein^{1

2}, Yael Haviv^{1

2}, Haim Berkenstadt^{1

2}, Itai M Pessach^{3

4

5}

¹ Sheba Medical Center, Israel Ministry of Health, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
² Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
³ Sheba Medical Center, Israel Ministry of Health, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Itai.Pessach@sheba.gov.il.
⁴ Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Itai.Pessach@sheba.gov.il.
⁵ Integrated Critical Care Program, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Itai.Pessach@sheba.gov.il.

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Conflict of interest statement

None, all authors.

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