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SARS-2-CoV – Seattle cohort COVID study

3/20/2020

  • Seattle COVID study patients showed very high mortality (67%) in patients >age 70 with comorbidities. As of March 17, 2020, Mechanical ventilation was initiated in 15 patients (71%). Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was observed in 15 of 15 patients (100%) requiring mechanical ventilation and 8 of 15 (53%) developed severe ARDS by 72 hours. Although most patients did not present with evidence of shock, vasopressors were used for 14 patients (67%) during the illness. Cardiomyopathy developed in 7 patients (33%). As of March 17, 2020, mortality was 67% and 24% of patients have remained critically ill and 9.5% have been discharged from the ICU, the group wrote.(1) (Full article link in JAMA available below – open access).

A Seattle intensivist Dr Nick Mark MD has made a 1 page cheat sheet FOAMed resource for acute covid management, see below.

Here it is enlarged for a printable version.:

References:

  1. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763485
  2. https://www.onepagericu.com/covid-resources
  3. Seattle: COVID-19 patients compromised by comorbidities https://www.auntminnie.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=xra&pag=dis&ItemID=128508

Stefan Meyering DO FAAEM FACEP

Academic EM Attending Physician | APD @ Ft Worth EM | Director of Translational Research & Education | Interests: Graduate Medical Education, Risk Management and Legal Medicine, POCUS, Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAMed), Physician Wellness

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Anant Patel DO FACEP @AnantPatels
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