Characteristics, management, and prognosis of elderly patients with COVID-19 admitted in the ICU during the first wave: insights from the COVID-ICU study

Characteristics, management, and prognosis of elderly patients with COVID-19 admitted in the ICU during the first wave: insights from the COVID-ICU study

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is a heavy burden in terms of health care resources. Future decision-making policies require consistent data on the management and prognosis of the older patients (> 70 years old) with COVID-19 admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods Characteri...

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Main Authors: Martin Dres, David Hajage, Said Lebbah, Antoine Kimmoun, Tai Pham, Gaëtan Béduneau, Alain Combes, Alain Mercat, Bertrand Guidet, Alexandre Demoule, Matthieu Schmidt, the COVID-ICU investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-05-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Intubation
COVID-19
Mortality
Old patients
Intensive care unit
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-021-00861-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-021-00861-1

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