TABLE 4. Average Length of Stay (in Days) in ETU by EVD Status, Outcome, Sex, Age, and Location, Liberia and Sierra Leone, September 15, 2014, to September 15, 2015.
EVD+a | EVD- | All Patients | ||||||||
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Recovered | Deceasedb | Discharged | Deceased | |||||||
n | ALOS | n | ALOS | n | ALOS | n | ALOS | n | ALOS | |
All patients | 197 | 14.7 | 268 | 5.6 | 1,721 | 3.6 | 156 | 2.3 | 2,346 | 4.7 |
Sexc | ||||||||||
Men | 77 | 13.6 | 109 | 5.6 | 963 | 3.6 | 98 | 2.2 | 1,250 | 4.2 |
Women | 118 | 15.4 | 159 | 5.6 | 751 | 3.7 | 58 | 2.4 | 1,088 | 5.2 |
Age, yearsc | ||||||||||
0 to < 1 | 1 | 18.0 | 13 | 6.0 | 36 | 4.2 | 3 | 1.7 | 53 | 4.8 |
1 to 4 | 4 | 23.0 | 28 | 6.6 | 127 | 3.8 | 11 | 1.9 | 170 | 4.6 |
5 to 14 | 36 | 15.4 | 29 | 5.5 | 158 | 3.6 | 9 | 3.2 | 233 | 5.7 |
15 to 24 | 44 | 14.4 | 27 | 4.7 | 311 | 3.5 | 22 | 2.0 | 405 | 4.7 |
25 to 34 | 44 | 13.5 | 42 | 5.8 | 433 | 3.5 | 30 | 2.6 | 551 | 4.4 |
35 to 44 | 33 | 15.0 | 53 | 5.4 | 260 | 3.6 | 27 | 1.9 | 374 | 4.8 |
45 to 54 | 17 | 13.4 | 36 | 5.8 | 213 | 3.4 | 26 | 2.1 | 292 | 4.2 |
≥ 55 | 16 | 15.3 | 40 | 5.3 | 174 | 3.9 | 27 | 2.4 | 257 | 4.7 |
Country | ||||||||||
Sierra Leone | 113 | 14.6 | 173 | 5.6 | 1,119 | 4.0 | 110 | 2.4 | 1,520 | 4.9 |
Liberia | 83 | 14.9 | 95 | 5.7 | 602 | 2.9 | 46 | 2.0 | 826 | 4.3 |
Abbreviations: ALOS, average length of stay; ETU, Ebola treatment unit; EVD, Ebola virus disease.
EVD+ patients who were transferred (n = 5) not included.
Patients with suspected EVD (n = 14) included in EVD+ deceased.
Missing values not included.