The impact of body mass index on long-term survival after ICU admission due to COVID-19: A retrospective multicentre study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The impact of obesity on long-term survival after intensive care unit (ICU) admission with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is unclear. We aimed to quantify the impact of obesity on time to death up to two years in patients admitted to Australian and New Zealand ICUs.

Design

Retrospective multicentre study.

Setting

92 ICUs between 1st January 2020 through to 31st December 2020 in New Zealand and 31st March 2022 in Australia with COVID-19, reported in the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society adult patient database.

Participants

All patients with documented height and weight to estimate the body mass index (BMI) were included. Obesity was classified patients according to the World Health Organization recommendations.

Interventi

SUBMITTER: Subramaniam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10790021 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature