Four times as many COVID-19 patients were admitted to intensive care during Australia’s third wave of the virus compared with the first two combined, research suggests. 7NEWS
Demographic and clinical features were compared, along with management of and outcomes for ICU virus patients during all three pandemic waves.The findings reinforce the need for adequate resources for ICUs, especially in times of high demand.Some 214, or 9 per cent, entered care during early 2020. A further 296, or 12 per cent, were admitted between July 2020 and late June last year and 1983, or 80 per cent, during the third wave between then and November.
Similarly, more than 19 per cent of total ICU beds were taken up by COVID patients during the third wave, while less than 3 per cent were during the first and just under 5 per cent during the second.Thirty patients , died in hospital during the first wave, 35 in the second and 281 during the third.
As the Delta variant was more virulent than earlier strains and therefore more likely to require intensive care, they suggested this was one explanation for their findings.
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