Factors Associated With Death in Critically Ill Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The US is currently an epicenter of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, yet few national data are available on patient characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of critical illness from COVID-19.

Objectives

To assess factors associated with death and to examine interhospital variation in treatment and outcomes for patients with COVID-19.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter cohort study assessed 2215 adults with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 who were admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) at 65 hospitals across the US from March 4 to April 4, 2020.

Exposures

Patient-level data, including demographics, comorbidities, and organ dysfunction, and hospital characteristics, including number of ICU beds.

Main outcomes and meas

SUBMITTER: Gupta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7364338 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature