Comparison of clinical outcomes in critically ill COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation with nosocomial pneumonia between Alpha and Omicron variants

CONCLUSION: Our study discovered a higher in-hospital mortality rate in severe COVID-19 patients with MV and secondary pneumonia infected with the Omicron variant compared to the Alpha variant; however, real independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality are malignancy, lower serum albumin level, and lack of Remdesivir treatment.PMID:38018405 | PMC:PMC10685785 | DOI:10.1177/17534666231213642

Source: Respiratory Care - November 29, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Chuan-Yen Sun Jhong-Ru Huang Hsiao-Chin Shen Ying-Ting Liao Hung-Jui Ko Chih-Jung Chang Yuh-Min Chen Jia-Yih Feng Wei-Chih Chen Kuang-Yao Yang Source Type: research