Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of EVD cases.
| Total (n = 44a) |
Survived (n = 21) |
Died (n = 20) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 28 (64%) | 11 (53%) | 16 (75%) | 0.052 |
| Female | 16 (36%) | 10 (47%) | 4 (25%) | |
| Age (years) Mean (SD) | 37.6 (10.9) | 35.0 (9.9) | 41 (11.7) | 0.084 |
| Health care workers | 32 (73%) | 17 (83%) | 12 (60%) | 0.18 |
| Non-health care workers | 12 (27%) | 4 (17%) | 8 (40%) | |
| Nationality | ||||
| Sierra Leone nationals | 41 (93%) | |||
| Other nationalities | 3 (7%) | |||
| Mode of admission | ||||
| Direct | 23 (52%) | 12 (57%) | 9 (45%) | 0.76 |
| Transfer another ETC | 21 (48%) | 9 (43%) | 11 (55%) | |
| Time from symptom onset to admission (days) Mean (SD) |
5.3 (3.2) | 4.71 (3) | 6.5 (3) | 0.064 |
| Length of admission (days) n = 41a Mean (SD) |
7.4 (4.63) | 10.2 (4.4) | 4.4 (2.7) | <0.001 |
| Time from symptom onset until death/discharge (days) n = 41a Median (range) |
13 (5–25) | 14 (8–25) | 11 (5–17) | 0.004 |
a
44 patients with confirmed EVD were managed at the EVD treatment unit, with 41 admitted until discharge/death (with longitudinal data available). 3 patients aeromedically evacuated to the USA/Europe were not included in outcome analysis. (SD – standard deviation).