Outcomes and clinical practice in patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit in Montreal, Canada: a descriptive analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is responsible for millions of infections worldwide, and a substantial number of these patients will be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Our objective was to describe the characteristics, outcomes and management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia at a single designated pandemic centre in Montréal, Canada.

Methods

A descriptive analysis was performed on consecutive critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia admitted to the ICU at the Jewish General Hospital, a designated pandemic centre in Montréal, between Mar. 5 and May 21, 2020. Complete follow-up data corresponding to death or discharge from hospital health records were included to Aug. 4, 2020. We summarized baseline characteristic

SUBMITTER: Yang SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721255 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature