dc.contributor.author | Laake, Jon Henrik | |
dc.contributor.author | Buanes, Eirik A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Småstuen, Milada C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kvåle, Reidar | |
dc.contributor.author | Olsen, Brita Fosser | |
dc.contributor.author | Rustøen, Tone | |
dc.contributor.author | Strand, Kristian | |
dc.contributor.author | Sørensen, Vibecke | |
dc.contributor.author | Hofsø, Kristin | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Norway | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-15T10:30:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-15T10:30:31Z | |
dc.date.created | 2021-06-24T11:41:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-01-27 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 2021, 65 (5), 618-628. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0001-5172 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1399-6576 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2834377 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Norwegian hospitals have operated within capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. We present patient and management characteristics, and outcomes for the entire cohort of adult (>18 years) COVID-19 patients admitted to Norwegian intensive care units (ICU) from 10 March to 19 June 2020. Methods: Data were collected from The Norwegian intensive care and pandemic registry (NIPaR). Demographics, co-morbidities, management characteristics and outcomes are described. ICU length of stay (LOS) was analysed with linear regression, and associations between risk factors and mortality were quantified using Cox regression. Results: In total, 217 patients were included. The male to female ratio was 3:1 and the median age was 63 years. A majority (70%) had one or more co-morbidities, most frequently cardiovascular disease (39%), chronic lung disease (22%), diabetes mellitus (20%), and obesity (17%). Most patients were admitted for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure (AHRF) (91%) and invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) was used in 86%, prone ventilation in 38% and 25% of patients received a tracheostomy. Vasoactive drugs were used in 79% and renal replacement therapy in 15%. Median ICU LOS and time of MV was 14.0 and 12.0 days. At end of follow-up 45 patients (21%) were dead. Age, co-morbidities and severity of illness at admission were predictive of death. Severity of AHRF and male gender were associated with LOS. Conclusions: In this national cohort of COVID-19 patients, mortality was low and attributable to known risk factors. Importantly, prolonged length-of-stay must be taken into account when planning for resource allocation for any next surge. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This study was funded by The Norwegian Research Council and Oslo University Hospital. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica;Volume 65, Issue 5 | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | COVID-19 patients | en_US |
dc.subject | Norwegian intensive care units | en_US |
dc.subject | Patient survivals | en_US |
dc.subject | Patient management | en_US |
dc.subject | Patient characteristics | en_US |
dc.title | Characteristics, management and survival of ICU patients with coronavirus disease-19 in Norway, March-June 2020. A prospective observational study | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © 2021 The Authors. | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1111/aas.13785 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1918125 | |
dc.source.journal | Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 65 | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 5 | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 618-628 | en_US |
dc.relation.project | Norges forskningsråd: 312712 | en_US |