Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to hospital with SARS-CoV-2 infection, stratified by disposition
| Variable | No. (%) of patients* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total n = 656 | Died n = 156 | Discharged n = 492 | |
| Age group, yr | |||
| < 50 | 73 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 72 (14.6) |
| 50–59 | 85 (13.0) | 8 (5.1) | 77 (15.7) |
| 60–69 | 71 (10.8) | 9 (5.8) | 61 (12.4) |
| 70–79 | 125 (19.1) | 25 (16.0) | 98 (19.9) |
| ≥ 80 | 302 (46.0) | 114 (73.1) | 184 (37.4) |
| Sex, female | 349 (53.2) | 70 (44.9) | 275 (55.9) |
| Level of intervention (n = 645) | |||
| 1 | 304 (47.1) | 9 (5.8) | 291 (60.5) |
| 2 | 55 (8.5) | 15 (9.6) | 39 (8.1) |
| 3 | 214 (33.2) | 65 (41.7) | 147 (30.6) |
| 4 | 72 (11.2) | 67 (42.9) | 4 (0.8) |
| Patients not living in residential care | 353 (53.8) | 45 (28.8) | 302 (61.4) |
| Patients living in residential care | 303 (46.2) | 111 (71.2) | 190 (38.6) |
| Public long-term care facilities | 153 (23.3) | 54 (34.6) | 98 (19.9) |
| Private residential care facilities | 105 (16.0) | 41 (26.3) | 63 (12.8) |
| Public intermediate care facilities | 45 (6.9) | 16 (10.3) | 29 (5.9) |
| No. of comorbidities | |||
| 0 | 103 (15.7) | 4 (2.6) | 97 (19.7) |
| 1 | 120 (18.3) | 17 (10.9) | 101 (20.5) |
| 2 | 145 (22.1) | 35 (22.4) | 108 (22.0) |
| 3 | 111 (16.9) | 32 (20.5) | 78 (15.9) |
| ≥ 4 | 177 (27.0) | 68 (43.6) | 108 (22.0) |
| Presence of fever, cough or URTI at admission | 422 (64.3) | 108 (69.2) | 309 (62.8) |
| Hypoxemia (n = 652) | 240 (36.8) | 90 (57.7) | 148 (30.3) |
| Length of symptoms, d, median (IQR) (n = 550) | 6.0 (3.0–10.0) | 4.0 (2.0–7.0) | 7.0 (3.0–10.0) |
| Hospital course and outcome | |||
| ICU admission | 118 (18.0) | 26 (16.7) | 89 (18.1) |
| Intubated (n = 132) | 69 (52.3) | 17 (51.5) | 49 (51.0) |
| Length of intubation, d, median (IQR), (n = 56) | 12.5 (8.0–17.5) | 5.0 (2.5–9.5) | 12.0 (9.0–15.0) |
| Length of ICU stay, d, median (IQR), (n = 117) | 11.0 (4.0–18.0) | 9.0 (3.0–18.0) | 11.0 (5.0–17.0) |
| Length of hospital stay, d, median (IQR), (n = 647) | 11.0 (6.0–23.0) | 9.0 (5.0–16.0) | 12.0 (6.0–25.0) |
| Complications in hospital | |||
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome (n = 654) | 97 (14.8) | 43 (27.7) | 51 (10.4) |
| Venous thrombotic events† (n = 654) | 30 (4.6) | 3 (1.9) | 26 (5.3) |
| Acute kidney injury (n = 626) | 111 (17.7) | 54 (35.1) | 55 (11.8) |
| Liver enzyme abnormalities (n = 653) | 77 (11.8) | 16 (10.3) | 60 (12.2) |