Division of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Research Article
A Tale of a Two Waves Epidemic: Characteristics and Mortality Risk Factors for COVID-19 ICU Patients in the French West Indies
Author(s): Jean-David Pommier, Frederic Martino, Kevin Bleakley, Laure Flurin, Fabien Van Roy, Michel Carles, Marc Valette and Laurent Camous*
Introduction: Guadeloupe, a French West Indies island, has been fiercely affected by two large waves of COVID. Therapeutic approach was different between the two waves in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). We aimed to compare the two different periods in terms of characteristics and outcomes and to evaluate risk factors associated with 60-day mortality in our overall cohort.
Methods: All consecutive patients with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia and requiring oxygen support admitted in our ICU unit of University Hospital of Guadeloupe were prospectively included. Patients were treated during the first wave with a combination of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin and during the second wave with dexamethasone and reinforced anticoagulation.
Results: In our cohort, 187 patients were included, 31 during the first o.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2322-3308.21.10.007
