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Intensive care admissions, mechanical ventilation more likely in patients with rheumatic disease and COVID-19

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Intensive care admissions, mechanical ventilation more likely in patients with rheumatic disease and COVID-19 Rheumatology Advisor Patients with versus without rheumatic disease and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection were more likely to require intensive care admission and mechanical ventilation, according to study results published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Disease. "Our findings are important benchmarks in the care of patients with rheumatic disease as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold and highlight the need for close monitoring when patients with rheumatic disease are diagnosed with COVID-19," the researchers concluded. READ MORE

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