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Review
. 2020 Dec 9:11:572168.
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.572168. eCollection 2020.

Multidisciplinary Approach to the Diagnosis and In-Hospital Management of COVID-19 Infection: A Narrative Review

Giuliano Lo Bianco  1   2 , Santi Di Pietro  3   4 , Emilia Mazzuca  5 , Aurelio Imburgia  6 , Luca Tarantino  7 , Giuseppe Accurso  8 , Vincenzo Benenati  9 , Federica Vernuccio  10 , Claudio Bucolo  1 , Salvatore Salomone  1 , Marianna Riolo  11
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Review

Multidisciplinary Approach to the Diagnosis and In-Hospital Management of COVID-19 Infection: A Narrative Review

Giuliano Lo Bianco et al. Front Pharmacol. .

Abstract

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 disease) was declared a pandemic on 11th March 2020 by the World Health Organization. This unprecedented circumstance has challenged hospitals' response capacity, requiring significant structural and organizational changes to cope with the surge in healthcare demand and to minimize in-hospital risk of transmission. As our knowledge advances, we now understand that COVID-19 is a multi-systemic disease rather than a mere respiratory tract infection, therefore requiring holistic care and expertise from various medical specialties. In fact, the clinical spectrum of presentation ranges from respiratory complaints to gastrointestinal, cardiac or neurological symptoms. In addition, COVID-19 pandemic has created a global burden of mental illness that affects the general population as well as healthcare practitioners. The aim of this manuscript is to provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary insight into the complexity of this disease, reviewing current scientific evidence on COVID-19 management and treatment across several medical specialties involved in the in-hospital care of these patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; hospital care; hospital response capability; multispecialist care; pandemic (COVID-19).

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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