Characteristics and outcomes of 974 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units in Turkey

In our previous report on Turkish COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care, the 24 patients in a single ICU were elderly and mortality was high. We extended our analysis to include patients admitted to ten ICUs.

Report the demographics, clinical features, imaging findings, comorbidities, and outcomes in COVID-19 patients.

Retrospective.

Intensive care unit.

The study includes patients with clinical and radiological confirmed or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection who were admitted to ten ICUs between 15 March and 30 June 2020.

Clinical outcomes, therapies, and death during hospitalization SAMPLE SIZE: 974, including 571 males (58%).

The median age (range) was 72 (21-101) years for patients who died (n=632, 64.9%) and 70 (16-99) years for patients who lived (n=432, 35.2%) (P<.001). APACHE scores, and SOFA scores were higher in patients who died than in those who survived (P<.001, both comparisons). Respiratory failure was the most common cause of hospitalization (82.5%), and respiratory failure on admission was associated with death (P=.013). Most (n=719, 73.8%) underwent invasive mechanical ventilation therapy.

The majority of patients admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of COVID-19 require respiratory support.

Although the Turkish Ministry of Health made recommendations for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, patient management may not have been identical in all ten units.

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