Mortality among people admitted to Australian intensive care units for reasons other than COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study.

Sing Chee TanTess EvansMatthew L DuriePaul J Secombe David V Pilcher

Published in: The Medical journal of Australia (2023)

The rise in in-hospital mortality among people admitted to Australian ICUs with conditions other than COVID-19 from March 2021 reversed the improvement of the preceding five years. Changes to health service delivery during the pandemic and their consequences should be investigated further.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
intensive care unit
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
cardiovascular events
mechanical ventilation
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
mass spectrometry
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