Biased and unbiased estimation of the average length of stay in intensive care units in the Covid-19 pandemic

Biased and unbiased estimation of the average length of stay in intensive care units in the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract Background The average length of stay (LOS) in the intensive care unit (ICU_ALOS) is a helpful parameter summarizing critical bed occupancy. During the outbreak of a novel virus, estimating early a reliable ICU_ALOS estimate of infected patients is critical to accurately parameterize models...

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Main Authors: Nathanael Lapidus, Xianlong Zhou, Fabrice Carrat, Bruno Riou, Yan Zhao, Gilles Hejblum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
COVID-19
Pandemics
Intensive care units
Statistical models
China
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-020-00749-6

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