Regional differences in triage decisions affect hospital mortality among frail COVID-19 patients in the COvid MEdicaTion study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The scarcity of intensive care unit (ICU) beds during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a large number of national and international guidelines for the triage of ICU admission. Regional variation in medical decision making might affect ICU triage decisions. We investigate whether regional differences in ICU admission, as surrogate for triage decisions, affect in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients.

Methods

The COMET study is a multicenter, observational cohort study, including adult patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between March 2020- July 2020. Patients' characteristics, prescribed medication, clinical characteristics, and CFS were collected. Patients from 11 European countries were included and these countries were categorized into two regions: north and so

SUBMITTER: Minnema J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795989 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature