The effect of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic and lockdown on non-Covid ICU admissions: Experience from a South African tertiary hospital
S Murphy,
K Zwane,
K Williams
et al.
Abstract:Background. Future pandemic planning involves analysing past experiences. We compared intensive care unit (ICU) admissions during the SARS- CoV-2 pandemic (2020) with the preceding year.
Objectives. To assess the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic’s effect on ICU admissions in a tertiary hospital, examining differences in patient characteristics, organ support requirements, reason for admission, mortality rates and length of ICU stay.
Methods. This retrospective cohort study compared ICU patient data at a tertiary hospital d… Show more
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