Characteristics and Outcomes of 21 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 in Washington State

Matt Arentz; Eric Yim; Lindy Klaff; Sharukh Lokhandwala; Francis X Riedo; Maria Chong; Melissa Lee

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4326

Characteristics and Outcomes of 21 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 in Washington State

JAMA. 2020 Apr 28;323(16):1612-1614. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4326.

Authors

Matt Arentz¹, Eric Yim², Lindy Klaff², Sharukh Lokhandwala², Francis X Riedo², Maria Chong³, Melissa Lee²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle.
² Evergreen Healthcare, Kirkland, Washington.
³ Radia Inc, Lynwood, Washington.

Abstract

This case series describes the clinical presentation, characteristics, and outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) admitted to the intensive care unit at a public hospital in Washington State in February 2020, including initial reports of cardiomyopathy in one-third of the patients.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Comorbidity
Coronavirus Infections* / blood
Coronavirus Infections* / complications
Coronavirus Infections* / mortality
Coronavirus Infections* / therapy
Critical Illness*
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral* / blood
Pneumonia, Viral* / complications
Pneumonia, Viral* / mortality
Pneumonia, Viral* / therapy
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / complications*
SARS-CoV-2
Treatment Outcome
Washington