TIME TO FIRST ANALGESIC STATUS POST INTUBATION IN COVID-19 PATIENTS IN THE ED VERSUS ICU

ABSTRACT

Duration of mechanical intubation (14.7 vs. 18.5 d, p = 0.078), ICU length of stay (16.4 vs. 21.3 d, p = 0.033), and hospital length of stay (22.5 vs 27.8 d, p = 0.039) were all shorter in the ED-intubated population. B Introduction: b Patients receiving mechanical ventilation frequently require sedation and analgesia within the emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU) to appropriately control pain and agitation. B Conclusions: b Time to analgesia post-intubation in COVID-19 patients was shorter in patients intubated in the ICU versus the ED, and this finding is similar to previously published data in non-COVID-19 populations. [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.)