Association of Intensive Care Unit Patient Load and Demand With Mortality Rates in US Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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- 4 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Network Open
- Vol. 4 (1), e2034266
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34266
Abstract
Health policy interventions (eg, social distancing) implemented to avoid overloading health care systems have been associated with reduced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization rates.1,2 Hospital capacity strain resulting from increased patient volume or disease severity is associated with increased mortality in nonpandemic settings.3 The association between COVID-19 critical care strain and mortality has not been examined. The objective of this study was to examine the associations between 2 measures of intensive care unit (ICU) strain and mortality among patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility.Keywords
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