High mortality rates among COVID-19 intensive care patients in Iraq: insights from a retrospective cohort study at Médecins Sans Frontières supported hospital in Baghdad

High mortality rates among COVID-19 intensive care patients in Iraq: insights from a retrospective cohort study at Médecins Sans Frontières supported hospital in Baghdad

BackgroundThe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the challenges of the healthcare system in Iraq, which has limited intensive care unit beds, medical personnel, and equipment, contributing to high infection rates and mortality. The main purpose of the study was to describe...

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Main Authors: Rami Malaeb, Amna Haider, Mustafa Abdulateef, Mustafa Hameed, Uche Daniel, Gabriel Kabilwa, Ibrahim Seyni, Khalid E. Ahmadana, Evgenia Zelikova, Klaudia Porten, Aurelie Godard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
ICU outcomes
COVID-19
Iraq
Baghdad
ICU mortality
healthcare
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1185330/full

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