Baseline characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care units in Vancouver, Canada: a case series

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Wormsbecker, Foster, Karpov, Haljan, Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Mitra, Haljan), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; MD Undergraduate Program (Fergusson), University of British Columbia; Quality & Patient Safety (Fergusson, Lloyd-Smith), Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wormsbecker), Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Nurse Practitioners (Crowe), Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Program of Critical Care (Chittock, Kanji, Sekhon, Griesdale), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Griesdale), University of British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Griesdale), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC