Clinical Features of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients With Mechanical Ventilation: A Nationwide Study in China*

Conclusions: The potential risk factors of elevated d-dimer level could help clinicians to identify invasive mechanical ventilation requirement at an early stage, and coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or chronic renal disease are independent risk factors associated with fatal outcome in coronavirus disease 2019 patients with mechanical ventilation.
Source: Critical Care Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Online Brief Reports Source Type: research