Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease it causes, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is an emerging health threat.1 Until February 2020, most cases were described in non-US health systems.2,3 One of the first deaths in the US was reported at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington. Over the following weeks, multiple cases of COVID-19 were identified in the surrounding community and treated at Evergreen Hospital. Most were attributed to US transmission, and the majority were linked to exposures at a skilled nursing facility.
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\nIn this case series, we describe the clinical presentation, characteristics, and outcomes of incident cases of COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Evergreen Hospital to inform other clinicians treating critically ill patients with COVID-19.

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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Critically ill2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)BetacoronavirusIntensive care medicineCoronavirus InfectionsPandemicCritical illnessMEDLINEVirologyInternal medicineDiseaseOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)

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Year
2020
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article
Volume
323
Issue
16
Pages
1612-1612
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2384
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Matthew Arentz, Eric Yim, Lindy S. Klaff et al. (2020). Characteristics and Outcomes of 21 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 in Washington State. JAMA , 323 (16) , 1612-1612. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.4326

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10.1001/jama.2020.4326