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World J Meta-Anal. Feb 28, 2021; 9(1): 64-73
Published online Feb 28, 2021. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v9.i1.64
Published online Feb 28, 2021. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v9.i1.64
Mortality of critical care interventions in the COVID-19: A systematic review
Joshua Davis, Department of Emergency Medicine, Vituity, Wichita, KS 67214, United States
Rebecca Leff, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8414501, Israel
Anuj Patel, College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England, Biddeford, ME 04005, United States
Sriram Venkatesan, College of Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai 600116, India
Author contributions: Davis J conceived and designed the project, initiated the search, assisted in data analysis, drafted the manuscript, and made critical revisions for content to the manuscript; Leff R, Patel A and Venkatesan S assisted in data collection, data analysis, and made critical revisions for content to the manuscript; and all authors have given final approval for the manuscript to be published and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
Conflict-of-interest statement: To the best of our knowledge, the authors have no conflicts of interest, financial or other, to declare regarding this manuscript.
PRISMA 2009 Checklist statement: The analysis presented was conducted in alignment with PRISMA 2009 guidelines and a copy of the checklist is available from the authors.
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Corresponding author: Joshua Davis, MD, Attending Doctor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Vituity, 929 N. St. Francis Avenue, Wichita, KS 67214, United States.
Received: January 20, 2021
Peer-review started: January 20, 2021
First decision: February 14, 2021
Revised: February 16, 2021
Accepted: February 25, 2021
Article in press: February 25, 2021
Published online: February 28, 2021
Processing time: 41 Days and 5.2 Hours
Peer-review started: January 20, 2021
First decision: February 14, 2021
Revised: February 16, 2021
Accepted: February 25, 2021
Article in press: February 25, 2021
Published online: February 28, 2021
Processing time: 41 Days and 5.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This systematic review identifies the mortality associated with critical care interventions in patients with novel coronavirus disease 2019. These include intensive care admission, mechanical ventilation, acute hemodialysis, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Average mortality for intensive care admission was 32.5%. While mortality is high, this is lower than initially described in early reports of the pandemic. Physicians can hopefully use this data to inform decisions about goals of care or, if necessary, allocation of scarce resources.