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ABSTRACT: Background
The global numbers of confirmed cases and deceased critically ill patients with COVID-19 are increasing. However, the clinical course, and the 60-day mortality and its predictors in critically ill patients have not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study is to identify the clinical course, and 60-day mortality and its predictors in critically ill patients with COVID-19.Methods
Critically ill adult patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) from 3 hospitals in Wuhan, China, were included. Data on demographic information, preexisting comorbidities, laboratory findings at ICU admission, treatments, clinical outcomes, and results of SARS-CoV-2 RNA tests and of serum SARS-CoV-2 IgM were collected including the duration between symptom onset and negative conversion of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.Results
Of 1748 patients with COVID-19, 239 (13.7%) critically ill patients were included. Complications included acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in 164 (68.6%) patients, coagulopathy in 150 (62.7%) patients, acute cardiac injury in 103 (43.1%) patients, and acute kidney injury (AKI) in 119 (49.8%) patients, which occurred 15.5 days, 17 days, 18.5 days, and 19 days after the symptom onset, respectively. The median duration of the negative conversion of SARS-CoV-2 RNA was 30 (range 6-81) days in 49 critically ill survivors that were identified. A total of 147 (61.5%) patients deceased by 60 days after ICU admission. The median duration between ICU admission and decease was 12 (range 3-36). Cox proportional-hazards regression analysis revealed that age older than 65 years, thrombocytopenia at ICU admission, ARDS, and AKI independently predicted the 60-day mortality.Conclusions
Severe complications are common and the 60-day mortality of critically ill patients with COVID-19 is considerably high. The duration of the negative conversion of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and its association with the severity of critically ill patients with COVID-19 should be seriously considered and further studied.
SUBMITTER: Xu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7336107 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Jiqian J Yang Xiaobo X Yang Luyu L Zou Xiaojing X Wang Yaxin Y Wu Yongran Y Zhou Ting T Yuan Yin Y Qi Hong H Fu Shouzhi S Liu Hong H Xia Jia'an J Xu Zhengqin Z Yu Yuan Y Li Ruiting R Ouyang Yaqi Y Wang Rui R Ren Lehao L Hu Yingying Y Xu Dan D Zhao Xin X Yuan Shiying S Zhang Dingyu D Shang You Y Shang You Y
Critical care (London, England) 20200706 1
<h4>Background</h4>The global numbers of confirmed cases and deceased critically ill patients with COVID-19 are increasing. However, the clinical course, and the 60-day mortality and its predictors in critically ill patients have not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study is to identify the clinical course, and 60-day mortality and its predictors in critically ill patients with COVID-19.<h4>Methods</h4>Critically ill adult patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) from 3 hospitals i ...[more]