Admission criteria in critically ill COVID-19 patients: A physiology-based approach.
Samuele CerutiAndrea GlottaMaira BiggiogeroPier Andrea MaidaMartino MarzanoPatrizia UrsoGiovanni BonaChristian GarzoniZsolt MolnarPublished in: PloS one (2021)
In COVID-19 patients, standardized ICU admission criteria appeared to safely reduce ICU overload. In the absence of dyspnea and/or confusion, a SpO2 cutoff up to 85% for ICU admission was not burdened by negative outcomes. In a pandemic context, the SpO2 cutoff of 92%, as a threshold for ICU admission, needs critical re-evaluation.