Severe COVID-19 Illness: Risk Factors and Its Burden on Critical Care Resources

In South Korea, the first confirmed case of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) was detected on January 20, 2020. After a month, the number of confirmed cases surged, as community transmission occurred. The local hospitals experienced severe shortages in medical resources such as mechanical ventilators and...

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Main Authors: Kyongsik Yun, Jeong Seok Lee, Eun Young Kim, Himanshu Chandra, Baek-Lok Oh, Jihoon Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.583060/full