Are Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 More Likely to Die Than Those without COVID-19? Perhaps Not

Jigeeshu V Divatia

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24065

Are Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 More Likely to Die Than Those without COVID-19? Perhaps Not

Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 Dec;25(12):1341-1342. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24065.

Author

Jigeeshu V Divatia¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Divatia JV. Are Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 More Likely to Die Than Those without COVID-19? Perhaps Not. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(12):1341-1342.

Keywords: APACHE IV; Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure; COVID-19 mortality; Mechanical ventilation; Mortality; Pneumonia.

Publication types

Editorial