Long-term outcomes in COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in Denmark: A nationwide observational study.
Nick MeierAnders PernerRonni R PlovsingSteffen ChristensenLone M PoulsenAnne C BrøchnerBodil Steen RasmussenMarie HellebergJens U S JensenLars P K AndersenHanna SiegelMichael IbsenVibeke L JørgensenRobert WindingSusanne IversenHenrik P PedersenChristoffer SøllingRicardo Sanchez GarciaJens MichelsenThomas MohrGeorge MichaginUlrick S EspelundHelle BundgaardLynge KirkegaardMargit SmittSigurdur SigurdssonDavid L BuckNiels-Erik RibergaardHelle S PedersenMette Helene ToftTrine B JonassenFrederik Mølgaard NielsenEmilie K MadsenTrine N HaberlandtLouise Sophie BredahlNicolai HaasePublished in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2023)
In Danish ICUs, the use of life support declined, while mortality seemed unchanged throughout the three waves of COVID-19. Vaccination rates were lower among ICU patients than in society, but the selected group of vaccinated patients admitted to the ICU still had very severe disease courses. When the Omicron variant became dominant a lower fraction of SARS-CoV-2 positive patients received COVID treatment indicating other causes for ICU admission.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- end stage renal disease
- intensive care unit
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- mechanical ventilation
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery disease
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation