Variability of oxygen requirements in critically ill COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global scarcity of medical oxygen has proven to be catastrophic during the surges in COVID-19 cases over the past two years, with the heaviest burden felt in low- and middle-income countries. Despite its criticality, data and analyses of oxygen consumption, even for typical clinical cases, are missing. Consequently, planning oxygen needs, particularly with variable surges in COVID-19 cases, has presented a substantial challenge to policymakers and hospital decision-makers.

Methods

We performed a sub-analysis of the COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium database assessing the oxygen consumption requirements of COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units between February 2020 and October 2021. We calculated descriptive statistics for oxygen flow-rates, strati

SUBMITTER: Huth SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10884784 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature