ABSTRACT
There has been a significant recent increase in the amount of pre-print articles, given the need for rapid dissemination of data needed to treat COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to compare pre-print and published articles to evaluate for similarities and differences to determine the utility of pre-print articles to inform clinical practice. B Introduction: b Pre-print articles are open-access versions of manuscripts available prior to peer-review. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Critical Care Medicine is the property of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)