5. CONCLUSION
In summary, critically ill patients with COVID-19 tend to be relatively
older. Hypertension is the most common underlying condition in critical
COVIID-19 patients. The mortality rate is high in critical COVID-19
patients. Lower GCS score, higher
body weight, and decreased lymphocyte count appear to be potential risk
factors for the death of COVID-19 patients in the ICU.
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