Sex Differences in Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with SARS-CoV-2-Infection Admitted to Intensive Care Units in Austria.

Alexandra Kautzky-Willer Michaela Kaleta Simon David LindnerMichael LeutnerStefan ThurnerPeter Klimek

Published in: Journal of personalized medicine (2022)

Better knowledge of how sex influences COVID-19 outcomes at ICUs will have important implications for the ongoing pandemic's clinical care and management strategies. Identifying sex-specific features in individuals with COVID-19 and fatal consequences might inform preventive strategies and public health services.

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