Characteristics and outcome of COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU:a nationwide cohort study on the comparison between the consecutive stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, an update

Background: Previously, we reported a decreased mortality rate among patients with COVID-19 who were admitted at the ICU during the final upsurge of the second wave (February-June 2021) in the Netherlands. We examined whether this decrease persisted during the third wave and the phases with decreasing incidence of COVID-19 thereafter and brought up to date the information on patient characteristics. Methods: Data from the National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE)-registry of all COVID-19 patients admitted to an ICU in the Netherlands were used. Patient characteristics and rates of in-hospital... Mehr ...