Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Management and Outcomes in Patients with Septic Shock in the Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine the impact of modifications in emergency department (ED) practices caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the clinical outcomes and management of patients with septic shock. We performed a retrospective study. Patients with septic shock who presented to the ED between 1 January 2018 and 19 January 2020 were allocated to the pre-COVID-19 group, whereas those who presented between 20 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 were assigned to the post-COVID-19 group. We used propensity score matching to compare the sepsis-related interventions and clinical outcomes. The primary outcome measure was in-hospital mortality. Of the 3697 patients included, 2254 were classified as pre-COVID-19 and 1143 as post-COVID-19. A total of 1140 propensity score-ma

SUBMITTER: Jeong D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9695029 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature