Impact of ICU transfers on the mortality rate of patients with COVID-19: insights from comprehensive national database in France.
Marc-Antoine SanchezAlbert VuagnatOlivier GrimaudEmmanuelle LerayJean-Marc PhilippeFrançois-Xavier LescureMathieu BoutonnetHélène CoignardAgnès Ricard HibonStephane SanchezJulien PottecherPublished in: Annals of intensive care (2021)
Our study shows that the mortality rates were lower for patients with severe COVID-19 who were transferred between ICUs across regions, or internationally, during the first pandemic wave in France. However, the global mortality rate declined overall during the study. Transferring selected patients with COVID-19 from overwhelmed regions to areas with greater capacity may have improved patient access to ICU care, without compounding the short-term mortality risk of transferred patients.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- intensive care unit
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular disease
- emergency department
- palliative care
- type diabetes
- mechanical ventilation
- coronary artery disease
- early onset
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- health insurance