Main Points Taken From Report
As at 7th March (publication date 31st March)
- There were 1,808 admissions to ICUs in Scotland relating to 1,731 patients with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 disease.
- In wave 2 a higher proportion of patients were managed with non-invasive ventilation on admission to ICU (17% in wave 1 compared with 53% in wave 2) with a corresponding reduction in the use of advanced respiratory support (66% in wave 1, 37% in wave 2).
- Mortality measured at 30-days after ICU admission was similar in the two waves (39% in wave 1, 37% in wave 2).
- Over 1 in 4 of ICU patients had a prolonged ICU stay (longer than 3 weeks) and 1 in 6 remained in ICU for more than 28 days.
- There were 1,193 patients with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 disease admitted to HDUs. Of these, 972 were admitted in wave 2. In wave 2, 30-day mortality was lower in HDU patients compared with ICU patients (29% compared with 37%).