People in intensive care with COVID-19: demographic and clinical features during the first, second, and third pandemic waves in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the demographic and clinical features, management, and outcomes for patients admitted with COVID-19 to intensive care units (ICUs) during the first, second, and third waves of the pandemic in Australia.

Design, setting, and participants

People aged 16 years or more admitted with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed COVID-19 to the 78 Australian ICUs participating in the Short Period Incidence Study of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SPRINT-SARI) Australia project during the first (27 February - 30 June 2020), second (1 July 2020 - 25 June 2021), and third COVID-19 waves (26 June - 1 November 2021).

Main outcome measures

Primary outcome: in-hospital mortality.

Secondary outcomes

ICU mortality; ICU and hospital lengths of stay; supportive

SUBMITTER: Begum H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9347520 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature