Covid-19 in Critically Ill Patients in the Seattle Region - Case Series.
Pavan K BhatrajuBijan J GhassemiehMichelle NicholsRichard KimKeith R JeromeArun K NallaAlexander L GreningerSudhakar PipavathMark M WurfelLaura EvansPatricia A KritekT Eoin WestAndrew LuksAnthony GerbinoChris R DaleJason D GoldmanShane O'MahonyCarmen MikacenicPublished in: The New England journal of medicine (2020)
During the first 3 weeks of the Covid-19 outbreak in the Seattle area, the most common reasons for admission to the ICU were hypoxemic respiratory failure leading to mechanical ventilation, hypotension requiring vasopressor treatment, or both. Mortality among these critically ill patients was high. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health.).
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- respiratory failure
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- coronavirus disease
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- sars cov
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