Author:
Casagranda Ivo,Gola Marco,Bellone Andrea,Coen Daniele,Brambilla Andrea,Guiddo Grazia,Paolillo Ciro,Lerza Roberto,Capolongo Stefano,Boeri Stefano
Abstract
The COVID 19 outbreak dramatically highlighted the inadequacy of the Emergency Department (ED) settings in dealing with events that can acutely affect a wide range of population. The immediate urgency to create strictly distinct pathways became also a strategic aspect for reducing possible sources of contagion inside the hospital.1 This need has often clashed with inadequate structural conditions of the hospital: in fact, the rigidity of many EDs is due to the hospital typology and its localization (affected by functional program);2,3 and it prevents them from being quickly adapted to new needs in the case of maxi-emergencies.4 In several recent international projects, the presence of a multifunctional space and/or a buffer area guarantees different scenarios in relation to the healthcare/emergency needs.5 [...]
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