Post-COVID recovery: characteristics of chronically critically ill patients admitted to a long-term acute care hospital [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Background: Survivors of COVID-19 pneumonia often suffer from chronic critical illness (CCI) and require long-term hospitalization.Long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals are vital in the care of CCI patients, but their role for patients post COVID-19 infection is not known.Barlow Respiratory Hospital (BRH) is a 105-bed, LTAC hospital network serving