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Stefan Kluge

Researcher at University of Hamburg

Publications -  412
Citations -  14081

Stefan Kluge is an academic researcher from University of Hamburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Intensive care. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 321 publications receiving 9727 citations. Previous affiliations of Stefan Kluge include RWTH Aachen University.

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Case characteristics, resource use, and outcomes of 10 021 patients with COVID-19 admitted to 920 German hospitals: an observational study

TL;DR: In the German health-care system, in which hospital capacities have not been overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, mortality has been high for patients receiving mechanical ventilation, particularly for patients aged 80 years or older and those requiring dialysis, and has been considerably lower for patients younger than 60 years.