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cord-343940-fdnmeuh8	Tzotzos, Susan J.	Incidence of ARDS and outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a global literature survey	2020-08-21		.txt	text/plain	652	36	44	title: Incidence of ARDS and outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a global literature survey Seventeen studies reporting results from 2486 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in five countries fitted the inclusion criteria (Tables 1 and 2 ). Calculation of weighted averages for these parameters incorporating data from individual studies for which data is available indicate that among hospitalized COVID-19 patients, approximately 1/3 (33%) develop ARDS, 1/4 (26%) require transfer to Patient numbers for Chen T study not included an ICU, 1/6 (16%) receive IMV, and 1/6 (16%) die (Table 1 ). For COVID-19 patients transferred to an ICU, nearly 2/3 (63%) receive IMV and 3/4 (75%) have ARDS ( Table 2 ). Risk factors associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome and death in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in Wuhan, China Treatment for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome from COVID-19 Authors' contributions SJT conducted the literature search and survey. The authors read and approved the final manuscript.	./cache/cord-343940-fdnmeuh8.txt	./txt/cord-343940-fdnmeuh8.txt