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COVID-19 statistics – revealed!

Ivan Damjanov | 02/08/2021 | Quick Read

What percentage of patients who died of COVID-19 in the intensive care units of major US medical centers (up to May 1, 2020) suffered from respiratory failure?

15 percent
35 percent
50 percent
93 percent

Answer: D. 93 percent

These data were reported by the multicenter STOP-COVID research group (Study of the Treatment and Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19). The study included a cohort of 2,215 COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICUs of 65 participating US hospitals (1).

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Subspecialties COVID-19

S Gupta et al., JAMA Intern Med, 180, 1 (2020). PMID: 32667668.

Ivan Damjanov

Professor Emeritus of Pathology at the University of Kansas, Kansas City, USA.