Verónica Mandich
Department of Medicine, Hospital Donation Francisco Santojanni, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaPublications
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Research Article
Author(s): Verónica Mandich35068*, Daniel Chiacchiara35069, Antonio Pilipec35070, Santiago Grimaldi35071, Johnny Cotez35072, Víctor Paniouk35073, Oswaldo Escobar35074, Henry Arévalo35076, Sebastián Pérez Flach35077, Amílcar Herbas Pozo35078, Alejandro Aimar35079 and Marcelo Bravo35081
Objectives: Comparison between patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with ventilatory support during the first and second wave (Gamma variant) of COVID-19 in a tertiary hospital in the City of Buenos Aires. Design: Descriptive, observational, prospective cohort study. Setting: ICU of an acute general hospital in Argentina. Patients: Adult patients with COVID-19 admitted consecutively to the ICU. Intervention: Admission to ICU. Main variables of interest: Demographic and laboratory data, history, duration of MV (Mechanical Ventilation), mortality. Results: 44 patients were recruited during the first wave, and 80 in the second. Significant differences were observed in the second wave for age (60, [SD (Standard Deviation) 11]; vs. 68 [SD 11]; .. Read More»
DOI: 10.31858/0975-8453.13.2.122-127