Patients with COVID-19 in 19 ICUs in Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional study

Patients with COVID-19 in 19 ICUs in Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional study

Dan Xu, Jun Guo, Bin Zhang, Jun Zhang, Liang Xu, Jing Ma, Song Hu, Wei Zhu, Minghao Fang, Ming Hu, Xiaobo Yang, Yuan Yu, Haitao Yuan, Luyu Yang, Quan Hu, Hongwen Xiao, Dechang Chen, Weijiang Xu, Jiqian Xu, You Shang, Shi-ying YUAN, Shouzhi Fu, Yongran Wu, Chaolin Huang, Yaqi Ouyang, Daoyin Ding, Guochao Zhu, Jinglong Xu, Zhui Yu

Abstract Background A COVID-19 outbreak started in Wuhan, China, last December and now has become a global pandemic. The clinical information in caring of critically ill patients with COVID-19 needs to be shared timely, especially under the situations that there is still a largely ongoing spread of COVID-19 in many countries. Methods A multicenter prospective observational study investigated all the COVID-19 patients received in 19 ICUs of 16 hospitals in Wuhan, China, over 24 h between 8 AM February 2h and 8 AM February 27, 2020. The demographic information, clinical characteristics, vital signs, complications, laboratory values, and clinical managements of the patients were studied. Results A total of 226 patients were included. Their median (interquartile range, IQR) age was 64 (57–70) years, and 139 (61.5%) patients were male. The duration from the date of ICU admission to the study date was 11 (5–17) days, and the duration from onset of symptoms to the study date was 31 (24–36) days. Among all the patients, 155 (68.6%) had at least one coexisting disease, and their sequential organ failure assessment score was 4 (2–8). Organ function damages were found in most of the patients: ARDS in 161 (71.2%) patients, septic shock in 34 (15.0%) patients, acute kidney injury occurred in 57 (25.2%) patients, cardiac injury in 61 (27.0%) patients, and lymphocytopenia in 160 (70.8%) patients. Of all the studied patients, 85 (37.6%) received invasive mechanical ventilation, including 14 (6.2%) treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at the same time, 20 (8.8%) received noninvasive mechanical ventilation, and 24 (10.6%) received continuous renal replacement therapy. By April 9, 2020, 87 (38.5%) patients were deceased and 15 (6.7%) were still in the hospital. Conclusions Critically ill patients with COVID-19 are associated with a higher risk of severe complications and need to receive an intensive level of treatments. COVID-19 poses a great strain on critical care resources in hospitals. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR2000030164. Registered on February 24, 2020, http://www.chictr.org.cn/edit.aspx?pid=49983&htm=4

2020

complications, Critically ill patients, epidemic, COVID-19

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-02939-x

Critical Care

BMC

Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid