Changes in characteristics and outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients in Tyrol (Austria) over 1 year.
Timo MayerhöferSebastian J KleinAndreas PeerFabian PerschinkaGeorg F LehnerJulia HasslacherRomuald BellmannLukas GasteigerMarkus MittermayrStephan EschertzhuberSimon MathisAnna FialaDietmar FriesArmin KalenkaEva FoidlWalter HasibederRaimund HelbokLukas KirchmairBirgit StögermüllerChristoph KrismerTatjana HeinerEugen LadnerClaudius ThoméChristian Preuß-HernandezAndreas MayrAgnes PechlanerMiriam PotocnikBruno ReitterJürgen BrunnerStefanie Zagitzer-HoferAlexandra RibitschMichael JoannidisPublished in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2021)
Advanced treatment strategies and learning effects over time resulted in reduced rates of mechanical ventilation and vasopressor use in the second wave associated with shorter ICU length of stay. Despite these improvements, age appears to be a dominant factor for hospital mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients.