Determinants of death in critically ill COVID-19 patients during the first wave of COVID-19: a multicenter study in Brazil.

Fernando Wagner da Silva Ramos Fernanda Chohfi Atallah Maria Aparecida de Souza Elaine Maria Ferreira Flávia Ribeiro Machado Flavio Geraldo Resende de Freitas

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2022)

In this study, most of our cohort required invasive mechanical ventilation and almost one third had HAIs, which were independently associated with a higher risk of death. Other factors related to death were Charlson Comorbidity Index, SOFA score at admission, and clinical complications during ICU stay. Nosocomial COVID-19 infection was not associated with death. The main immediate causes of death were refractory shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
sars cov
intensive care unit
coronavirus disease
emergency department
risk factors
escherichia coli
drug resistant
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
cystic fibrosis
klebsiella pneumoniae