Open AccessNovel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Italian Patients: Gender Differences in Presentation and Severity
Author(s) -
Martina Baiardo Redaelli,
Giovanni Landoni,
Davide Di Napoli,
Federica Morselli,
Marianna Sartorelli,
Chiara Sartini,
Annalisa Ruggeri,
Andrea Salonia,
Lorenzo Dagna,
Alberto Zangrillo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
saudi journal of medicine and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1658-631X
pISSN - 2321-4856
DOI - 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_542_20
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , covid-19 , observational study , pandemic , pediatrics , severity of illness , respiratory distress , coronavirus , disease , emergency medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , surgery
In the first wave of the novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) infections, Italy experienced a heavy burden of hospital admissions for acute respiratory distress syndromes associated with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Early evidence suggested that females are less affected than males.