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Intensive care unit burden is associated with increased mortality in critically ill COVID‐19 patients
Authors' conclusion
In critically ill COVID-19 patients, the 90-day mortality was 39% and increased considerably at age 60 or older. The ICU burden was associated with mortality, whereas a high BMI was not. A longer stay in the ICU was associated with unfavourable functional outcomes at 90 days.
Study context
- Population
- Laboratory-confirmed, critically ill COVID-19 patients at six ICUs in the Skåne Region, Sweden, May 11, 2020 – May 10, 2021
- Participants
- 498 participants
- Outcome
- Mortality
- Follow-up
- 90 days
Methodological detailsmulticentre
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
90-day mortality
90-day mortality
39%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
ICU and in-hospital mortality
- ICU mortality
- 30%
- In-hospital mortality
- 38%
Functional outcome (Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE), 1-8; ≥5 favourable) · 90 days
- Lower GOSE associated with a longer ICU stay
Original publication
Intensive care unit burden is associated with increased mortality in critically ill COVID‐19 patients. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 28 December 2022. doi:10.
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