Rising coronavirus cases and deaths are causing beds in US hospitals to fill up much more quickly than expected. On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released facility-level data from more than 2,000 counties for the first time since the pandemic began. It revealed that one in three intensive care units (ICUs) … Read more
More than one in three coronavirus patients admitted to ICUs in the US will die within a month of being moved into critical care, a new study finds. As cases surge in many US states – increasing most dramatically in Florida, Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma – hospitalizations are beginning to rise and the nation is … Read more
Nearly three-quarters of coronavirus patients in ICUs become delirious – and those with confusion triggered by the virus face 10% higher risks of death More than 73% of patients admitted to ICUs with coronavirus experience delirium, which lasts for about seven days About 87% had hypoactive delirium, characterized by a reduction in physical movements, and 13% … Read more
More than one in seven people hospitalised with the coronavirus in the UK will die with it, according to official statistics. Britain has now recorded 10,612 deaths from COVID-19 in NHS hospitals out of a total of around 75,774 inpatients – a death rate of 14 per cent. Reports from intensive care units (ICU) show … Read more