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VOLUME 25 , ISSUE 12 ( December, 2021 ) > List of Articles

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Are Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 More Likely to Die Than Those without COVID-19? Perhaps Not

Keywords : Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, APACHE IV, COVID-19 mortality, Mechanical ventilation, Mortality, Pneumonia

Citation Information : Are Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 More Likely to Die Than Those without COVID-19? Perhaps Not. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25 (12):1341-1342.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24065

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 17-12-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).


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