Comparison of clinical outcomes in critically ill COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation with nosocomial pneumonia between Alpha and Omicron variants.
Chuan-Yen SunJhong-Ru HuangHsiao-Chin ShenYing-Ting LiaoHung-Jui KoChih-Jung ChangYuh-Min ChenJia-Yih FengWei-Chih ChenKuang-Yao YangPublished in: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease (2023)
Our study discovered a higher in-hospital mortality rate in severe COVID-19 patients with MV and secondary pneumonia infected with the Omicron variant compared to the Alpha variant; however, real independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality are malignancy, lower serum albumin level, and lack of Remdesivir treatment.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- sars cov
- respiratory failure
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- coronavirus disease
- copy number
- early onset
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- acinetobacter baumannii
- multidrug resistant
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- staphylococcus aureus
- cystic fibrosis
- drug resistant