Mortality among young adults in intensive care unit diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

OBJECTIVES

to characterize young adults admitted to Intensive Care Units due to SARS-CoV-2 infection regarding demographic and clinical data and risk factors for mortality.

METHODS

quantitative, longitudinal, retrospective, and analytical research involving 105 adult patients, aged 20 to 40, in intensive care after confirmed SARS-CoV-2. It was conducted at a university hospital in São Paulo between April 2021 and December 2022.

RESULTS

the mortality rate was 27.6%. Sex, ethnicity, emergency room origin, hemodynamic instability, and vasoactive drug, mechanical ventilation, prophylactic heparin, and corticosteroids use were associated with mortality. Associated markers were C-reactive protein, lactate, and lymphocytes. Risk factors included increased lactate and days of vasoactive drug use.

CONCLUSIONS

it was possible to outline the demographic and clinical profile of young adults admitted to the Intensive Care Unit due to COVID-19, and to know the variables predicting mortality in this population.