What changed between the peak and plateau periods of the first COVID-19 pandemic wave? A multicentric Portuguese cohort study in intensive care

OBJECTIVE: To analyze and compare COVID-19 patient characteristics, clinical management and outcomes between the peak and plateau periods of the first pandemic wave in Portugal.

METHODS: This was a multicentric ambispective cohort study including consecutive severe COVID-19 patients between March and August 2020 from 16 Portuguese intensive care units. The peak and plateau periods, respectively, weeks 10 - 16 and 17 - 34, were defined.

RESULTS: Five hundred forty-one adult patients with a median age of 65 [57 - 74] years, mostly male (71.2%), were included. There were no significant differences in median age (p = 0.3), Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (40 versus 39; p = 0.8), partial arterial oxygen pressure/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio (139 versus 136; p = 0.6), antibiotic therapy (57% versus 64%; p = 0.2) at admission, or 28-day mortality (24.4% versus 22.8%; p = 0.7) between the peak and plateau periods. During the peak period, patients had fewer comorbidities (1 [0 - 3] versus 2 [0 - 5]; p = 0.002) and presented a higher use of vasopressors (47% versus 36%; p < 0.001) and invasive mechanical ventilation (58.1 versus 49.2%; p < 0.001) at admission, prone positioning (45% versus 36%; p = 0.04), and hydroxychloroquine (59% versus 10%; p < 0.001) and lopinavir/ritonavir (41% versus 10%; p < 0.001) prescriptions. However, a greater use of high-flow nasal cannulas (5% versus 16%, p < 0.001) on admission, remdesivir (0.3% versus 15%; p < 0.001) and corticosteroid (29% versus 52%, p < 0.001) therapy, and a shorter ICU length of stay (12 days versus 8, p < 0.001) were observed during the plateau.

CONCLUSION: There were significant changes in patient comorbidities, intensive care unit therapies and length of stay between the peak and plateau periods of the first COVID-19 wave.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva - 34(2022), 4 vom: 03. Okt., Seite 433-442

Sprache:

Portugiesisch

Weiterer Titel:

O que mudou entre os períodos de pico e de platô durante a primeira onda do SARS-CoV-2? Estudo multicêntrico português em unidades de cuidados intensivos

Beteiligte Personen:

Sousa, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Cidade, José Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Melo, Luís [VerfasserIn]
Lopes, Diogo [VerfasserIn]
Ventura, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Aragão, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Lima Neto, Raul Miguel de Freitas [VerfasserIn]
Molinos, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Marques, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Cardoso, Nelson [VerfasserIn]
Marino, Flávio [VerfasserIn]
Monteiro, Filipa Brás [VerfasserIn]
Oliveira, Ana Pinho [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Rogério C [VerfasserIn]
Real, André Miguel Neto [VerfasserIn]
Banheiro, Bruno Sarmento [VerfasserIn]
Reis, Renato [VerfasserIn]
Adão-Serrano, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Cracium, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Valadas, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Ribeiro, João Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Póvoa, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Tapadinhas, Camila [VerfasserIn]
Mendes, Vítor [VerfasserIn]
Coelho, Luís [VerfasserIn]
Maia, Raquel [VerfasserIn]
Freitas, Paulo Telles [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Isabel Amorim [VerfasserIn]
Ramires, Tiago [VerfasserIn]
Val-Flores, Luís Silva [VerfasserIn]
Cascão, Mariana [VerfasserIn]
Alves, Rita [VerfasserIn]
Rodeia, Simão C [VerfasserIn]
Barrigoto, Cleide [VerfasserIn]
Cardiga, Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Maria João Ferreira da [VerfasserIn]
Vale, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Fonseca, Tatiana [VerfasserIn]
Rios, Ana Lúcia [VerfasserIn]
Camões, João [VerfasserIn]
Pérez, Danay [VerfasserIn]
Cabral, Susana [VerfasserIn]
Ribeiro, Maria Inês [VerfasserIn]
Mendes, João João [VerfasserIn]
Gouveia, João [VerfasserIn]
Fernandes, Susana Mendes [VerfasserIn]

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S88TT14065

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Date Completed 10.03.2023

Date Revised 11.03.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5935/0103-507X.20210037-pt

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NLM353945501