ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Mass Medical Evacuations to Decrease the Intensive Care Burden: Results From the Mass Transfer of COVID-19 Patients (TRANSCOV) Cohort Study
Main findingResult — go to the resultAdjusted incidence rate ratio 0.14 95% CI 0.10–0.19Authors' conclusion
Although the selection of healthier patients likely contributed to better survival, removal from an overcrowded care environment probably also explains the large survival benefit associated with transfer.
Study context
- Population
- ICU patients with COVID-19 in France during the first epidemic wave (spring 2020)
- Participants
- 285 vs 667
- Exposure
- ICU-to-ICU mass transfer vs no transfer
- Transferredn = 285
- Controln = 667reference
- Outcome
- ICU case fatality
- Follow-up
- 28 days
Methodological detailsmulticentre, matched controls
- Multicentre
- Matched controls
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted incidence rate ratio
0.14
95% CI 0.10–0.19
Transferred vs Control
adjusted IRR 0.14 (95% CI 0.10–0.19)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- ICU stay longer in transferred patients
Safety
AKI
P < 0.0001
Delirium, psychiatric disorders, NMB exposure
- More frequent in transferred patients than control patients
Original publication
Mass Medical Evacuations to Decrease the Intensive Care Burden: Results From the Mass Transfer of COVID-19 Patients (TRANSCOV) Cohort Study. Chest. Published 10 September 2025. doi:10.
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