The first 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: Mortality, intubation and ICU rates among 104,590 patients hospitalized at 21 United States health systems
Fiore M, Smith S, Adsit R, Bolt D, Conner K, Bernstein S, Eng O, Lazuk D, Gonzalez A, Jorenby D, D’Angelo H, Kirsch J, Williams B, Nolan M, Hayes-Birchler T, Kent S, Kim H, Piasecki T, Slutske W, Lubanski S, Yu M, Suk Y, Cai Y, Kashyap N, Mathew J, McMahan G, Rolland B, Tindle H, Warren G, An L, Boyd A, Brunzell D, Carrillo V, Chen L, Davis J, Dilip D, Ellerbeck E, Iturrate E, Jose T, Khanna N, King A, Klass E, Newman M, Shoenbill K, Tong E, Tsoh J, Wilson K, Theobald W, Baker T. The first 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: Mortality, intubation and ICU rates among 104,590 patients hospitalized at 21 United States health systems. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0274571. PMID: 36170336, PMCID: PMC9518859, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCOVID-19FemaleHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansIntensive Care UnitsIntubation, IntratrachealMaleMedicareMiddle AgedPandemicsUnited StatesConceptsCOVID-19 patientsICU admission rateUnited States health systemState health systemAdmission ratesPositive COVID-19 PCR testCOVID-19 PCR testHospitalized COVID-19 patientsHealth systemHealth system contactElectronic health record dataICD-10 diagnosisAge 18 yearsCOVID-19 hospitalizationRisk-standardized mortalityHealth record dataHigh mortality rateCOVID-19 pandemicICU admissionHospitalized participantsEndotracheal intubationIntubation rateMean agePatient groupPatient outcomes