Understanding the Impact of Intensive Care Unit Personnel on Intensive Care Unit Mortality during Times of High Demand

Jose Victor Jimenez^{1

2}, José Sifuentes-Osornio¹, Robert C Hyzy²

Affiliations

¹ Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán Mexico City, Mexico.
² University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Comment

Jose Victor Jimenez et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;19(9):1623-1624.

doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202203-231LE.

Jose Victor Jimenez^{1

2}, José Sifuentes-Osornio¹, Robert C Hyzy²

¹ Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán Mexico City, Mexico.
² University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan.

No abstract available

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Reply: COVID-19 Mortality Differences: Patient-related Data and Intensive Care Unit Load Are Prerequisites.
Nishikimi M, Jafari D, Shoaib M, Becker LB. Nishikimi M, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Sep;19(9):1624-1625. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202204-313LE. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022. PMID: 35522443 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Mortality of Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients in Traditional versus Expanded Intensive Care Units in New York.
Nishikimi M, Jafari D, Singh N, Shinozaki K, Sison CP, Shoaib M, Gong J, Rasul R, Li T, Hayashida K, Rolston DM, Miyara SJ, Hirsch JS, Gandomi A, White MT, Jarrett MP, Lesser ML, Becker LB; Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium. Nishikimi M, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Aug;19(8):1346-1354. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202106-705OC. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022. PMID: 35213292 Free PMC article.

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