A multi-mechanism approach reduces length of stay in the ICU for severe COVID-19 patients.

Fernando Valerio Pascua Oscar Diaz Rina MedinaBrian ContrerasJeff Mistroff Daniel EspinosaAnupamjeet SekhonDiego Paz HandalEstela PinedaMiguel Vargas Pineda Héctor O Pineda-Vijil Maribel DiazAnita S LewisHeike HesseMiriams T Castro LainezMark L StevensMiguel Sierra-HoffmanSidney C OntaiVincent VanBuren

Published 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.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
sars cov
mechanical ventilation
coronavirus disease
randomized controlled trial
healthcare
primary care
quality improvement