Design and rationale of the COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium international, multicentre, observational study

Gianluigi Li Bassi, Jacky Suen, Adrian Gerard Barnett, Amanda Corley, Jonathan Millar, Jonathon Fanning, India Lye, Sebastiano Colombo, Karin Wildi, Samantha Livingstone, Gabriella Abbate, Samuel Hinton, Benoit Liquet, Sally Shrapnel, Heidi Dalton, John F. Fraser, COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium

Introduction: There is a paucity of data that can be used to guide the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19. In response, a research and data-sharing collaborative-The COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium-has been assembled to harness the cumulative experience of intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. The resulting observational study provides a platform to rapidly disseminate detailed data and insights crucial to improving outcomes.