Case fatality ratio of COVID-19 patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation in Mexico: an analysis of nationwide data

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All patients with laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection according to positive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction approved by adjudication committees or epidemiological associations were included. [...]although this study used nationwide data, administrative data are a source of information regarding real world clinical practices across geographic regions and health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crit Care 25, 68 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03485-w Download citation * Received: 28 January 2021 * Accepted: 01 February 2021 * Published: 16 February 2021 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03485-w [RAW_REF_TEXT] Research Letter [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] Open Access [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] Published:16 February 2021 [/RAW_REF_TEXT] Case fatality ratio of COVID-19 patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation in Mexico: an analysis of nationwide data [RAW_REF_TEXT] Silvio A. Ñamendys-Silva ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-3862-169X1,2,3 [/RAW_REF_TEXT] Critical Care volume 25, Article number: 68 (2021) Cite this article [RAW_REF_TEXT] 2463 Accesses [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] 67 Altmetric [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] Metrics details [/RAW_REF_TEXT] As of December 15, 2020, a total of 70,476,836 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had been reported to the World Health Organization, along with 1,599,922 deaths [1]. All patients with laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection according to positive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction approved by adjudication committees or epidemiological associations were included.