Factors for COVID-19 ICU Outcomes in France, February 2020 to June 2021

A nationwide cohort of 15,423 critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units in mainland France. The data was collected by Santé publique France and analyzed by Antoine Journé to investigate factors associated with mortality, severe ARDS, and need for invasive respiratory support across the first three pandemic periods. The dataset was last updated on April 23, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling mortality risk based on patient age, sex, and pandemic period.
• Analyzing associations between obesity and severe ARDS or need for invasive respiratory support.
• Comparing ICU outcomes and treatment strategies across different waves of the pandemic.
• Investigating sex-based disparities in COVID-19 severity and mortality.

Strengths

• Nationwide scale with 15,423 patient records from mainland France.
• Covers three distinct pandemic periods from February 2020 to June 2021.
• Includes detailed analysis stratified by predefined age groups (<45, 45–64, ≥65 years).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the underlying analytical dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The primary file is a 24.7 KB DOCX document, suggesting the dataset is a summary or supplementary file rather than raw patient-level data.

Provenance

Source

Santé publique France (national public health agency)

Collection Method

National surveillance data from ICU admissions.

Time Range

February 2020 to June 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 05:36:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mainland France