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Mortality rates of patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit: a systematic review of the emerging literature

Authors: Pipetius Quah, Andrew Li, Jason Phua

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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The understanding of outcomes in the intensive care unit (ICU) for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains poor. Studies have reported close to 100% mortality amongst patients requiring mechanical ventilation [1], and this together with the hypothesis that COVID-19 may not cause classic acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has led to concerns regarding the use of mechanical ventilation [2, 3]. We thus aimed to review the outcomes of ICU patients with COVID-19 from the existing literature. …

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Title: Mortality rates of patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit: a systematic review of the emerging literature
Authors: Pipetius Quah
Andrew Li
Jason Phua
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Care
COVID-19
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03006-1

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