Clinical characteristics and predictors of mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in Southern Brazil.

Gisele Alsina Nader BastosAline Zimmermann de AzambujaCarisi Anne PolanczykDébora Dalmas GräfIsabelle Weschenfelder ZorzoJuçara Gasparetto MaccariLúcia Schnor HaygertLuiz Antônio NasiMarcelo Basso GazzanaMarina BesselPaulo Márcio PitrezRoselaine Pinheiro de OliveiraMarcelo Comerlato Scotta

Published in: Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva (2021)

Our findings describe the first wave of Brazilian patients hospitalized for COVID-19. Age was the strongest predictor of respiratory insufficiency and the need for mechanical ventilation in our population.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
sars cov
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
patient reported