Cardiac arrhythmias in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019: A retrospective population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be associated with cardiac arrhythmias in hospitalized patients, but data from the ICU setting are limited. We aimed to describe the epidemiology of cardiac arrhythmias in ICU patients with COVID-19.

Methods

We conducted a multicenter, retrospective cohort study including all ICU patients with an airway sample positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome corona-virus 2 from March 1st to June 1st in the Capital Region of Denmark (1.8 million inhabitants). We registered cardiac arrhythmias in ICU, potential risk factors, interventions used in ICU and outcomes.

Results

From the seven ICUs we included 155 patients with COVID-19. The incidence of cardiac arrhythmias in the ICU was 57/155 (37%, 95% confidence interval 30-

SUBMITTER: Wetterslev M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8014528 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature