Most hospitals designated more beds to the intensive care unit; 50 percent designated an ICU for COVID-19 patients
Tocilizumab Cuts Progression to Ventilation or Death in COVID-19
But death from any cause by day 28 in those hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia did not differ for tocilizumab versus placebo
U.S. Hospitals Running Out of ICU Beds for COVID-19 Patients
Hospitals serving more than 100 million Americans had less than 15 percent of intensive care beds still available as of last week
Hospital Mortality Higher for Critically Ill With COVID-19 Versus Flu
Patients with COVID-19 have slower improvement in oxygenation, longer duration of mechanical ventilation, lower rates of extubation