A multi-mechanism approach reduces length of stay in the ICU for severe COVID-19 patients.
Fernando Valerio PascuaOscar DiazRina MedinaBrian ContrerasJeff MistroffDaniel EspinosaAnupamjeet SekhonDiego Paz HandalEstela PinedaMiguel Vargas PinedaHéctor O Pineda-VijilMaribel DiazAnita S LewisHeike HesseMiriams T Castro LainezMark L StevensMiguel Sierra-HoffmanSidney C OntaiVincent VanBurenPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The finding that MMA decreases the average ICU length of stay by 5.4 days and up to 9 days in older patients suggests that implementation of this treatment protocol could allow a healthcare system to manage 60% more COVID-19 patients with the same number of ICU beds.