Core Outcome Measures for Trials in People With Coronavirus Disease 2019: Respiratory Failure, Multiorgan Failure, Shortness of Breath, and Recovery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Respiratory failure, multiple organ failure, shortness of breath, recovery, and mortality have been identified as critically important core outcomes by more than 9300 patients, health professionals, and the public from 111 countries in the global coronavirus disease 2019 core outcome set initiative. The aim of this project was to establish the core outcome measures for these domains for trials in coronavirus disease 2019.

Design

Three online consensus workshops were convened to establish outcome measures for the four core domains of respiratory failure, multiple organ failure, shortness of breath, and recovery.

Setting

International.

Patients

About 130 participants (patients, public, and health professionals) from 17 countries attended the three work

SUBMITTER: Tong A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7892260 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature