Avoidable intensive care unit resource use and costs of unvaccinated patients with COVID-19: a historical population-based cohort study.

Sean M BagshawAnnalise AbbottSanjay BeesoonDanny J ZuegeTracy WasylakBraden MannsThanh X Nguyen

Published in: Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie (2022)

Unvaccinated patients with COVID-19 had substantially greater rates of ICU admissions, ICU bed-days, and ICU-related costs than vaccinated patients did. This increased resource use would have been potentially avoidable had these unvaccinated patients been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
sars cov
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
mechanical ventilation
coronavirus disease
patient reported