Characteristics of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the Al-Ahsa Region of Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study with survival analysis

BACKGROUND: About 5-10% of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infected patients require critical care hospitalization and a variety of respiratory support, including invasive mechanical ventilation. Several nationwide studies from Saudi Arabia have identified common comorbidities but none were focu...

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Main Authors: Amnah Alamer, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq, Mohammad AlYamani, Hussain AlGhadeer, Zahra H. Alnasser, Zainab Aljassim, Maryam Albattat, Ahmed Alhajji, Ahmed Alrashed, Yahya Mohzari, Abrar Aledrees, Badr Almuhainy, Ivo Abraham, Ahmad Alamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2022-05-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:http://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/10.5144/0256-4947.2022.165