Learning More About What Can Make Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Deadly: Insights From the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.

The article discusses potential risk factors for death and intermittent mechanical ventilation (IMV) among a unique hospitalized population with coronavirus disease 2019. It mentions lack of influence that chronic lung disease, immunocompromise, tobacco use, and obesity in either IMV initiation or mortality; and also mentions use of robust random forest models to allow for improved control of confounders.