Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

August 20, 2020

COVID-19-Associated Critical Illness-Report of the First 300 Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units at a New York City Medical Center

Category:

Topic:

Keywords (Tags):

• Among 300 patients admitted to ICUs at an academic medical center in New York City from March 10 through April 11, 2020, the majority developed acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring mechanical ventilation (91%) and/or vasopressor-dependent shock (78%). Forty-one percent had acute kidney injury (AKI) present upon admission and 36% subsequently developed AKI. The 30-day mortality was 53% overall and 58% among patients receiving mechanical ventilation.

Chand et al. (Aug 19, 2020). COVID-19-Associated Critical Illness-Report of the First 300 Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units at a New York City Medical Center. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/0885066620946692