The intensive care population profile in Denmark before and during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic; a national register-based study

The intensive care population profile in Denmark before and during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic; a national register-based study

Original Articles, Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 53 – 96 (2024) / Covid-19, critical care, epidemic, Intensive Care
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PMID: 39132728
https://doi.org/10.52964/AMJA.0977

Objective: To describe the change in admission rate and demographic profile of patients admitted to ICUs throughout Denmark before and during first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Methods: A register-based national observational study of all patients admitted to ICU from December 2019 until April 2020, comparing ICU admission before and after lockdown.
Results: The number of admissions declined, especially in the age groups below 18 and above 70. The sex distribution and the comorbidity-level remained unchanged. The length of hospital stay prior to ICU admission increased. Overall fewer patients were admitted electively.
Conclusion: Fewer patients were admitted to ICU and waited longer for admission during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The intensive care population profile in Denmark before and during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic; a national register-based study

5th July 2024
PMID: 39132728
https://doi.org/10.52964/AMJA.0977
Authors Affiliations
Peter Biesenbach Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Southern Denmark Esbjerg, Denmark
Søren Bie Bogh Associated professor, OPEN, Odense Patient Data Explorative Network, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark
Marianne Fløjstrup
Christian Fynbo Christiansen Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Anne Craveiro Brøchner Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Kolding, Kolding, Denmark
Erika Christensen Emergency Department and Trauma Centre, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Anders Perner Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Thomas Strøm Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Mikkel Brabrand Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

The intensive care population profile in Denmark before and during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic; a national register-based study

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Bogh SB, Fløjstrup M, Christiansen CF, Brøchner AC, Christensen E, Perner A, Strøm T, Brabrand M. The intensive care population profile in Denmark before and during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic; a national register-based study. Acute Med. 2024;23(2):63-65. PMID: 39132728.

The intensive care population profile in Denmark before and during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic; a national register-based study

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