What is the clinical progression of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)?
Clinical progression is patients with severe COVID-19 infection - Dyspnea in 5-8 days - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in 8-12 days. According to statistics, 3%-17% developed ARDS. - Admission to ICU in 10-12 days. According to statistics, 67% to 85% patients were admitted into ICU. Such patients require mechanical ventilation, high-flow oxygen therapy and respiratory support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Average number of days at hospital among survivors is 10-13. Rate of mortality among ICU patients is 39% to 72%.