Background The study aimed to describe the epidemiology and outcomes of hospital-
acquired bloodstream infections (HABSIs) between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 critically …

Background Previous studies reporting the causes of death in patients with severe COVID-
19 have provided conflicting results. The objective of this study was to describe the causes …

Using meta-analysis to explore clinical determinants for death of COVID-19 patients has
been a problem due to insufficient sample size and overlapped cases [1]. In the study, we re …

Background A COVID-19 outbreak started in Wuhan, China, last December and now has
become a global pandemic. The clinical information in caring of critically ill patients with …

Background Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU)
and requiring mechanical ventilation are at risk of ventilator-associated bacterial infections …

Objective To compare old patients hospitalized in ICU for respiratory distress due to COVID-
19 with old patients hospitalized in ICU for a non-COVID-19-related reason in terms of …

Background Mortality due to COVID-19 is high, especially in patients requiring mechanical
ventilation. The purpose of the study is to investigate associations between mortality and …

Background Pandemic COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has a high
incidence of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Many of these patients …

Background The mechanisms driving acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill COVID-19
patients are unclear. We collected kidney biopsies from COVID-19 AKI patients within 30 …

Objective The aim is to characterise early and late respiratory and bloodstream co-infection
in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) with SARS-CoV-2-related acute …