Open AccessCharacteristics of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the Al-Ahsa Region of Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study with survival analysis
Author(s) -
Amnah Alamer,
Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq,
Mohammad AlYamani,
Hussain AlGhadeer,
Zahra H. Alnasser,
Zainab Aljassim,
Maryam Albattat,
Ahmed Alhajji,
Ahmed Alrashed,
Yahya Mozari,
Abrar Aledrees,
Badr Almuhainy,
Ivo Abraham,
Ahmad Alamer
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
annals of saudi medicine/annals of saudi medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 0975-4466
pISSN - 0256-4947
DOI - 10.5144/0256-4947.2022.165
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , mechanical ventilation , retrospective cohort study , hazard ratio , comorbidity , mortality rate , proportional hazards model , diabetes mellitus , kidney disease , pediatrics , emergency medicine , confidence interval , endocrinology
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 focused on mechanically ventilated patients in the Al-Ahsa region of Saudi Arabia.