This retrospective cohort study aims to characterise outcomes for patients treated on an intensive care unit (ICU) with COVID-19 in England and Wales, one year after discharge from hospital. Outcomes will be compared with patients admitted as an emergency to an ICU for other conditions. The study will use existing national audit data linked to routine healthcare datasets.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 16 years or over * Admitted to an adult, general ICU in England or Wales as an emergency (unplanned) * Admitted to ICU for either: a) confirmed COVID-19 between 1st January to 1st July 2020 or b) without confirmed COVID-19 between 1st July 2016 and 1st July 2020- Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who died in hospital after treatment on an ICU