What changed between the peak and plateau periods of the first COVID-19 pandemic wave? A multicentric Portuguese cohort study in intensive care.
Rui Antunes PereiraMarta SousaJosé Pedro CidadeLuís MeloDiogo LopesSara VenturaIrene AragãoRaul Miguel de Freitas Lima NetoElena MolinosAna MarquesNelson CardosoFlávio MarinoFilipa Brás MonteiroAna Pinho OliveiraRogério C SilvaAndré Miguel Neto RealBruno Sarmento BanheiroRenato ReisMaria A SerranoAna CraciumAna ValadasJoão Miguel RibeiroPaula FernandesCamila TapadinhasVitor Mendes Grise VieiraLuís CoelhoRaquel MaiaPaulo Telles FreitasIsabel Amorim FerreiraTiago RamiresLuís Silva Val-FloresMariana CascãoRita AlvesSimão C RodeiaCleide BarrigotoRosa CardigaMaria João Ferreira da SilvaBruno Manuel Do-ValeTatiana FonsecaAna Lúcia RiosJoão CamõesDanay PérezSusana CabralMaria Inês RibeiroJoão João MendesJoão GouveiaSusana Mendes FernandesPublished in: Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva (2023)
There were significant changes in patient comorbidities, intensive care unit therapies and length of stay between the peak and plateau periods of the first COVID-19 wave.