Did COVID-19 ICU patient mortality risk increase as Colorado hospitals filled? A retrospective cohort study.

David R Johnson Debashis Ghosh Brandie D Wagner Elizabeth J Carlton

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

Overall, and especially during the Delta era (when most Colorado facilities were at their fullest), increasing exposure to a fuller hospital was associated with an increasing mortality hazard for COVID-19 ICU patients.

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