Comparison of critically ill COVID-19 and influenza patients with acute respiratory failure

YILDIRIM M., HALAÇLI B., PEKTEZEL M. Y. , ER B., GELDİGİTTİ İ. T. , TÖK G., ...More

ACUTE AND CRITICAL CARE, vol.37, no.2, pp.168-176, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.4266/acc.2021.00920
  • Journal Name: ACUTE AND CRITICAL CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.168-176
  • Keywords: acute respiratory distress syndrome, coronavirus, intensive care, mortality, outcome, viral pneumonia, ADMISSION, VIRUSES, INJURY, BURDEN, ICU

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is one of the biggest pandemic causing acute respiratory failure (ARE) in the last century. Seasonal influenza carries high mortality, as well. The aim of this study was to compare features and outcomes of critically-ill COVID-19 and influenza patients with ARF.