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. 2021 May;9(5):e47-e48.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00101-6. Epub 2021 Mar 5.

Major differences in ICU admissions during the first and second COVID-19 wave in Germany

Christian Karagiannidis  1 , Wolfram Windisch  2 , Daniel F McAuley  3 , Tobias Welte  4 , Reinhard Busse  5
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Major differences in ICU admissions during the first and second COVID-19 wave in Germany

Christian Karagiannidis et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 May.
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Patients treated with mechanical ventilation (non-invasive and invasive) who were discharged from hospital or died Lines show the corresponding mean age per week with COVID-19.
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Patients treated in ICUs without mechanical ventilation who were discharged from hospital or died Lines show the corresponding mean age per week with COVID-19 in the ICU. ICU=intensive care unit.
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