Cytokine storm with rapidly elevated interleukin-6 indicates sudden death in patients with critical COVID-19

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First College of Clinical Medicine Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443003, People's Republic of China; Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, 443003, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: hxq910813@163.com.
• ² Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First College of Clinical Medicine Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443003, People's Republic of China; Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, 443003, People's Republic of China.
• ³ Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First College of Clinical Medicine Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443003, People's Republic of China; Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, 443003, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: songxinyu@ctgu.edu.cn.