Thread by @SRAnesthesiaICU

[THREAD]

We just published the largest, most detailed case series of mechanically ventilated #COVID19 patients with ARDS in a western country and with the longest follow-up.

Read our infographic & the article on @CCRJournal bit.ly/2SiXYgD

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Mortality of ICU mechanically ventilated patients with #COVID19 ARDS is as high as 23% at the 20 days follow-up.

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Acute kidney injury (75%) and secondary bacteremia (37%) are the most frequent complications of #COVID19 ARDS.

Also, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and thromboembolic complications were relatively common.

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Hypertension, rapid disease progression, older age and low SpO2 at admission are predictors of mortality in #COVID19 patients admitted to the ICU.

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#COVID19 ARDS patients admitted to the ICU with early improvement in PaO2/FiO2 are more likely to survive.

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We were the first ones to notice that smokers are poorly represented among critically ill #COVID19 ARDS patients: selection bias? poor collection of medical history? protective effect of tobacco?

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At hospital admission, lymphocytopenia was present in 73% of #COVID19 patients and the median C-reactive protein was 184 mg/dL (IQR, 108.2–269.1 mg/dL).

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