A single-centre, prospective cohort study of COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU for mechanical ventilatory support.

Signe SøvikPer M BådstøløkkenVibecke SørensenPeder Langeland Myhre Christian Prebensen Torbjorn Omland Jan-Erik Berdal

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2020)

In a prospective cohort study of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients treated in a resource-rich, publicly financed healthcare system, mortality was considerably lower than previously reported in retrospective studies.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
cardiovascular events
mechanical ventilation
cross sectional
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation