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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit during the first year of the pandemic in Brazil: a single center retrospective cohort study
- Source :
- Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 19 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, 2021.
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT Objective: To describe clinical characteristics, resource use, outcomes, and to identify predictors of in-hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit. Methods: Retrospective single-center cohort study conducted at a private hospital in São Paulo (SP), Brazil. All consecutive adult (≥18 years) patients admitted to the intensive care unit, between March 4, 2020 and February 28, 2021 were included in this study. Patients were categorized between survivors and non-survivors according to hospital discharge. Results: During the study period, 1,296 patients [median (interquartile range) age: 66 (53-77) years] with COVID-19 were admitted to the intensive care unit. Out of those, 170 (13.6%) died at hospital (non-survivors) and 1,078 (86.4%) were discharged (survivors). Compared to survivors, non-survivors were older [80 (70-88) versus 63 (50-74) years; p
Details
- Language :
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 23176385
- Volume :
- 19
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Einstein (São Paulo)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.43a85a62117445799ca9397f2db6f434
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2021ao6739