Table 1.

The Main ICU admission indications according to Turkish Guidelines¹² (Turkish Public Health General Directorate Guidelines)

Patients with respiratory rate ≥ 30

Dyspnoea and increased work of breathing

SpO2 < 90% or < 70 mm Hg (in room air)

Oxygen requirement ≥ 5L/min with nasal cannula

Lactate > 2 mmol/L

Hypotension (systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 90 mmHg, > 40 mmHg drops from usual SBP, mean arterial pressure (MAP) < 65 mmHg)

Skin hypoperfusion signs

Organ dysfunction such as confusion, kidney and liver tests abnormalities, thrombocytopenia, elevated troponin level and arrhythmia

¹²https://hsgm.saglik.gov.tr/depo/covid19/rehberler/COVID-19_Rehberi.pdf