Trends in management and outcomes of COVID patients admitted to a Swiss tertiary care hospital.

ABSTRACT: Two successive COVID-19 flares occurred in Switzerland in spring and autumn 2020. During these periods, therapeutic strategies have been constantly adapted based on emerging evidence. We aimed to describe these adaptations and evaluate their association with patient outcomes in a cohort of COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital. Consecutive patients admitted to the Geneva Hospitals during two successive COVID-19 flares were included. Characteristics of patients admitted during these two periods were compared as well as therapeutic management including medications, respiratory support strategies and admission to the ICU and intermediate care unit (IMCU). A mutivariable model was computed to compare outcomes across the two successive waves adjusted for demographic characteristics, co-mor

SUBMITTER: Marti C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10096110 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature