Intensivist coverage and critically ill COVID-19 patient outcomes: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trained intensivist staffing improves survival outcomes in critically ill patients at intensive care units. However, the impact on outcomes of critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 has not yet been evaluated. We aimed to investigate whether trained intensivists affect outcomes among critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients in South Korean intensive care units.

Methods

Using a nationwide registration database in South Korea, we included adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit from October 8, 2020, to December 31, 2021, with a main diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019. Critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units that employed trained intensivists were included in the intensivist group, whereas all other critically ill

SUBMITTER: Oh TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10177723 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature