Health
Irish ICUs performed better than UK for treating Covid patients
However, a new study also found patients were generally sicker on admission to intensive care
Irish intensive care units (ICUs) had lower mortality rates for treating Covid patients during the worst of the pandemic compared to those in the UK, a new study has found.
The audit from the National Office of Clinical Audit developed a a risk-prediction model based on the outcomes for Covid patients in the UK in March and April 2020.
“Observed mortality rates in ICUs in Ireland were lower than mortality rates in units in the ...