ICNARC Report on COVID-19 in Critical Care
The countries of the UK have not suffered equally from COVID-19. The ICNARC report for the UK (linked below) provided survival outcomes from critical care in the UK, which can be compared to the equivalent report from Wales (linked below). The overall survival for the UK is 59.6%, compared to 61.7% in Wales, which may be explained by some of the differences in the demographics of the patients. The average age of patients admitted to critical care in Wales was lower than the rest of the UK (59 years versus 56 years), and there were less Black or Minority ethnic patients admitted in Wales.
The Welsh report examining excess deaths in Wales (also linked below) found differences between Wales and the UK, with Wales having a lower overall excess death rate than the rest of the UK.
The reason for these differences is not clear, but this should prompt further research studies.
ICNARC Report on COVID-19 in Critical Care
The countries of the UK have not suffered equally from COVID-19. The ICNARC report for the UK (linked below) provided survival outcomes from critical care in the UK, which can be compared to the equivalent report from Wales (linked below). The overall survival for the UK is 59.6%, compared to 61.7% in Wales, which may be explained by some of the differences in the demographics of the patients. The average age of patients admitted to critical care in Wales was lower than the rest of the UK (59 years versus 56 years), and there were less Black or Minority ethnic patients admitted in Wales.
The Welsh report examining excess deaths in Wales (also linked below) found differences between Wales and the UK, with Wales having a lower overall excess death rate than the rest of the UK.
The reason for these differences is not clear, but this should prompt further research studies.
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ICNARC report on COVID-19 in critical care (UK)
This report presents analyses of data on patients critically ill with confirmed COVID-19 reported to ICNARC up to 4pm on 02 July 2020 from critical care units participating in the Case Mix Programme (the national clinical audit covering all NHS adult, general intensive care and combined intensive care/high dependency units in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus some additional specialist and non-NHS critical care units).
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ICNARC report on COVID-19 in critical care (Wales)
This report contains data on patients critically ill with confirmed COVID-19 reported to ICNARC up to 4pm on 02 July 2020 from critical care units in Wales participating in the Case Mix Programme (the national clinical audit for adult critical care).
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Examining Deaths in Wales associated with COVID-19
By examining COVID-related deaths over the first peak of the infection we hope to understand what caused the spread, what made our population vulnerable and what policies may be most effective in reducing all harms in future waves.
