ICU efficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective analysis across three periods

Álvarez-Maldonado, Pablo; Fernández-Patiño, Juan D.; Cerón-Díaz, Ulises

doi:10.1016/j.medine.2025.502304

ISSN: 2173-5727

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DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2025.502304

Available online 1 December 2025

ICU efficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective analysis across three periods

Eficiencia en la UCI durante la pandemia de COVID-19: un análisis retrospectivo en tres periodos

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Pablo Álvarez-Maldonado

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, Juan D. Fernández-Patiño, Ulises Cerón-Díaz

Intensive Care Unit “Alberto Villazón S.”, Hospital Español, Mexico City, Mexico

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Table 1. Demographic variables and those used for calculating SCPI and SRUI across the 3 periods.

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