Non-COVID-19 intensive care admissions during the pandemic: a multinational registry-based study.
Joshua McLartyEdward LittonAbigail BeaneDiptesh AryalMichael BaileyStepani BendelGaston BurghiSteffen ChristensenChristian Fynbo ChristiansenDave A DongelmansAriel L FernandezAniruddha GhoseRos HallRashan HaniffaMadiha HashmiSatoru HashimotoNao IchiharaBharath Kumar Tirupakuzhi VijayaraghavanNazir I LoneMaria Del Pilar Arias LópezMohamed Basri Mat NorHiroshi OkamotoDilanthi PriyadarshaniMatti ReinikainenMarcio SoaresDavid PilcherJorge Salluhnull nullPublished in: Thorax (2023)
Increased ICU mortality occurred among non-COVID-19 patients during the pandemic, driven by increased mortality in middle-income countries, while mortality decreased in high-income countries. The causes for this inequity are likely multi-factorial, but healthcare spending, policy pandemic responses, and ICU strain may play significant roles.