- Published
- 10 May 2021
- Journal article
Critical care survival rates in COVID-19 patients improved as the first wave of the pandemic developed
- Authors
- Source
- Evidence-Based Nursing
Abstract
During the first 12 months, the COVID-19 pandemic affected more than 87million individuals worldwide and caused almost 2million deaths. Over the course of the first wave of the pandemic, UK national data suggested that there may be an improvement in survival for those patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
However, measurement issues such as increased testing capacity, and changes in patient-level characteristics such as age and pre-existing comorbidities, may account for this observation. The aim of this cohort study was to establish trends in 30-day mortality among critically ill patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 over 4months (March–June 2020) and evaluate if patient-level characteristics contributed to the outcomes noted.
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Cite as
Bateson, M. & McPeake, J. 2021, 'Critical care survival rates in COVID-19 patients improved as the first wave of the pandemic developed', Evidence-Based Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2020-103370