1113: COVID REDUX: THE RISK TO CRITICALLY ILL CANCER PATIENTS REMAINS HIGH

ABSTRACT

Even with higher hospital mortality Omicron patients also seemed to be less acutely ill as their requirement for mechanical ventilation, vasopressors and prone positioning was lower. We sought to compare the characteristics of critically ill cancer patients with Omicron variant to those infected with the ancestral strain. B Conclusions: b Critically ill cancer patients infected with the Omicron variant may be less likely to undergo tracheostomy however, they are more likely to die during their hospitalization. [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.)