Intensive Care Unit Capacity and Its Associated Risk Factors During the COVID-19 Surge in the Republic of Korea: Analysis Using Nationwide Health Claims Data.
Seung Heon LeeSo-Youn ParkJeong Yeon SeonWoo-Hwi JeonSung-Il NamJong-Hak ParkJae Seok ParkHae-Young KimNiket ThakkarPrashanth SelvarajAnna BershteynIn-Hwan OhPublished in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2020)
Older age and male sex were risk factors for ICU admission. In addition, the geographic location of the hospital seems to contribute to the severity of the COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU and to the ICU capacity.
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