Trauma patients with SARS-CoV-2 in German ICUs during the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In January and February 2021, about 4000 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positive patients were treated daily in German intensive care units (ICUs). The number of SARS-CoV-2-positive ICU patients with trauma, however, is not known and neither whether the trauma itself or COVID-19 causes the critical illness.

Methods

A total of 173 German ICUs, representing 3068 ICU beds, participated in a survey developed by the Trauma Section of the German Interdisciplinary Association of Intensive Care Medicine (DIVI).

Results

Participating ICUs reported an overall 1-day prevalence of 20 and an overall 7-day prevalence of 35 SARS-CoV-2-positive trauma patients in the ICU. Critical illness was triggered by trauma alone in 50% of cases and by

SUBMITTER: Hamsen U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8592079 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature