Equity evaluation of intensive care unit admission based on comorbidity in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis

• Main Authors: Yang-Jie Zhu (Author), Jia-Yue Wang (Author), Chen-Nan Wu (Author), Bo-Yang Yu (Author), Tong-Tong Liu (Author), Yuan Liu (Author), Lu-Lu Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundIntensive care unit (ICU) beds played a crucial role in reducing mortality rates of patients with severe COVID-19. The surge in the number of patients led to a shortage of ICU beds, which may have exacerbated inequity of healthcare utilization. However, most attention has been focused on t...