The likelihood of admission to an intensive care bed dramatically decreased in elderly patients during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Spain

Abstract Background During the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic, the availability of mechanical ventilators was very limited and ad hoc recommendations establishing age to be used for patient triage for having access to intensive care beds (ICBs) were proposed. No reports have evaluated how this...

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Published in:	Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Main Authors:	Òscar Miró, Guillermo Burillo, Pedro López‐Ayala, Sira Aguiló, Cesáreo Fernández, Aitor Alquézar, Juan González del Castillo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2024-08-01
Subjects:	COVID‐19 geriatric patients ICU
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/hkj2.12026