Table 5.
Therapeutic strategies for COVID-19 and outcomes
Study population | Results |
Patients, n | 57 |
Medications, n (%) | |
Steroids (for COVID-19) | 19 (35) |
Antibiotics | 35 (63) |
Azitromycin | 15 (27) |
>1 antibiotic | 16 (29) |
Antivirals | 5 (9) |
Lopinavir/ritonavir | 3 (5) |
Darunavir/cobicistat | 1 (2) |
Remdesivir | 1 (2) |
Immunomodulator | 3 (5) |
Tocilizumab | 1 (2) |
Rituximab | 1 (2) |
Ruxolitinib | 1 (2) |
Hydroxychloroquine | 24 (44) |
Oxygen therapy (higher intensity), n (%) | |
Overall | 30 (54) |
Nasal cannula | 18 (32) |
Non-invasive ventilation | 8 (14) |
Invasive mechanical ventilation | 4 (7) |
Outcomes, n (%) | |
Death | 7 (12) |
ARDS | 11 (19) |
ICU admission | 4 (7) |
Hospitalisation (no ICU) | 37 (65) |
Need for rehabilitation | 7 (17) |
Duration of hospitalisation, median (IQR) | |
Hospital stay | 10 (7–22) |
ICU stay | 16 (10–19) |
Rehab stay | 14 (11–15) |
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; ICU, intensive care unit.