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The aim was to assess the clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients with Covid-19 in the Seattle area.

Covid-19 in Critically Ill Patients in the Seattle Region — Case Series

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Case series shows high mortality and severe respiratory conditions in critically ill Covid-19 patients.

The aim was to assess the clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients with Covid-19 in the Seattle area.
Identified patients from nine hospitals in Seattle admitted to the ICU with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Clinical data were reviewed from medical records, focusing on the first 24 patients identified by March 23, 2020.
Each patient had a minimum follow-up of 14 days after admission.
24 patients with confirmed Covid-19 were identified, with a mean age of 64 years.
Among them, 50% presented with fever, and 75% required mechanical ventilation due to hypoxemic respiratory failure.
12 patients died within the follow-up period, indicating a high mortality rate among this critical cohort.

Bhatraju et al. (2020) studied this question.

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