Trends in ICU Mortality From Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Tale of Three Surges.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the association between time period of hospitalization and hospital mortality among critically ill adults with coronavirus disease 2019.

Design

Observational cohort study from March 6, 2020, to January 31, 2021.

Setting

ICUs at four hospitals within an academic health center network in Atlanta, GA.

Patients

Adults greater than or equal to 18 years with coronavirus disease 2019 admitted to an ICU during the study period (i.e., Surge 1: March to April, Lull 1: May to June, Surge 2: July to August, Lull 2: September to November, Surge 3: December to January).

Measurements and main results

Among 1,686 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 admitted to an ICU during the study period, all-cause hospital mortality was 29.7%. Mortality di

SUBMITTER: Auld SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796834 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature