Table 6

Mortality based on ICU admission and IMV use

Mortality based on country income
HICsLMICsTotal
Nn%Nn%Nn%
ICU*Yes679243.5103717316.7171619711.5
No3140401.380041882.311 1442282.0
IMV*Yes235177.22048943.643910624.1
No3385471.444802726.178653194.0
  • *Significant with p value <0.05 using χ2 test .

  • HICs, high-income countries; ICU, intensive care unit; IMV, invasive mechanical ventilation; LMICs, low-income to middle-income countries; N, denominator (total patients with or without ICU/ IMV); n, total mortality.