Analysis of Mortality of Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19

The recent pandemic of the COVID-19 disease has caused a national health emergency due to its severity and the clinical and social consequences of the disease. Crude mortality in Spain is 9.2%. However, the causes of death of critically ill patients with COVID-19 are unknown. To date, no treatment has been shown to be effective for the 2019-SARS-CoV-2 infection is recommended. Supportive care and isolation are recommended for infected individuals. Currently, observational studies on critically ill patients with COVID-19 have small samples. The objective is to evaluate the incidence of mortality and morbidity in COVID-19 disease in this group of critically ill patients, as well as the risk factors associated with mortality and the effectiveness of the treatments used compassionately.