Publications by authors named "Zeljka Drmic"
Severe COVID-19 pneumonia in which mechanical ventilation is unable to achieve adequate gas exchange can be treated with veno-venous ECMO, eliminating the need for aggressive mechanical ventilation which might promote ventilator-induced lung injury and increase mortality. In this retrospective observational study, 18 critically ill COVID-19 patients who were treated using V-V ECMO during an 11-month period in a tertiary COVID-19 hospital were analyzed. Biomarkers of inflammation and clinical features were compared between survivors and non-survivors.
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- * Methods: Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis over 11 months in a Croatian COVID-19 hospital, examining clinical data and using regression analysis to assess the predictive values of inflammatory biomarkers.
- * Results: More than half (55.3%) of the patients developed superinfections, primarily in the lower respiratory tract. Multidrug-resistant pathogens were prevalent and linked to higher mortality and extended ICU stays, with elevated ferritin and neutrophil counts indicating reduced survival chances.
Aim: To describe epidemiological characteristics and baseline clinical features, laboratory findings at intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and survival rates of critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients treated at a tertiary institution specialized for COVID-19 patients.
Methods: This retrospective study recruited 692 patients (67.1% men).
Background: Survival rates of critically ill COVID-19 patients are affected by various clinical features and laboratory parameters at ICU admission. Some of these predictors are universal but others may be population specific.
Objective: To determine utility of baseline clinical and laboratory parameters in a multivariate regression model to predict outcomes in critically ill COVID-19 patients in a tertiary hospital in Croatia.