Table 1.
Changes in General Characteristics and Outcomes Before and After the Shutdown Period
| Variables | Before the Shutdown (2/10/20–2/25/20) |
After the Shutdown (2/28/20–3/16/20) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. of patients | 1,037 | 690 | |
| Gender, no. (%) | .115 | ||
| Male | 543 (52.4) | 388 (56.2) | |
| Female | 494 (47.6) | 302 (43.8) | |
| Age, mean y ±SD | 44.0±27.6 | 52.0±26.3 | <.001 |
| Visit type, no. (%) | <.001 | ||
| Direct visit | 664 (64.0) | 399 (57.8) | |
| 119 rescue | 162 (15.6) | 176 (25.6) | |
| Transfer | 178 (17.2) | 79 (11.4) | |
| Outpatient | 32 (3.1) | 31 (4.5) | |
| Others | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.7) | |
| KTAS, no. (%) | .157 | ||
| Level 1 | 12 (1.2) | 12 (1.7) | |
| Level 2 | 25 (2.4) | 17 (2.5) | |
| Level 3 | 361 (34.8) | 210 (30.4) | |
| Level 4 | 622 (60.0) | 445 (64.5) | |
| Level 5 | 17 (1.6) | 6 (0.9) | |
| Performance of RT-PCR | |||
| Total no. (%) | 60 (5.8) | 445 (64.6) | <.001 |
| Average no. per day (mean±SD) | 3.8±4.3 | 24.7±5.0 | <.001 |
| Turnaround time (mean±SD) | 23:31±6:43 | 9:27±3:41 | <.001 |
| No. of RT-PCR results, no. (%) | |||
| Positive | 7 (11.7) | 23 (5.2) | |
| Negative | 53 (88.3) | 422 (94.8) | |
| Outcome | .004 | ||
| Admission to GW (%) | 268 (25.8) | 196 (28.4) | .239 |
| Admission to ICU (%) | 14 (1.4) | 20 (2.9) | .023 |
| Transfer to other hospital (%) | 13 (1.3) | 13 (1.9) | .292 |
| Discharge (%) | 733 (70.6) | 440 (63.8) | .003 |
| Death (DOA) (%) | 9 (1) (0.9) | 21 (0) (3.0) | .001 |
| Median duration of ER stay (IQR) | |||
| Total cases | 2:52 (1:21–5:25) | 2:55 (1:06–11:05) | .012 |
| Admission to GW | 4:44 (2:33–10:00) | 17:18 (7:34–25:21) | .000 |
| Admission to ICU | 1:41 (0:59–2:56) | 8:38 (1:50–14:52) | .033 |
| Transfer to other hospital | 3:01 (1:19–12:00) | 10:44 (3:48–23:59) | .038 |
| Discharge | 2:28 (1:08–4:12) | 1:51 (0:50–3:47) | .002 |
| Death (including DOA) | 2:08 (0:57–11:43) | 3:08 (1:23–15:26) | .512 |
Note. SD, standard deviation; KTAS, Korean triage and acuity scale; level 1 (resuscitation), level 2 (emergency), level 3 (urgency), level 4 (less urgency), level 5 (nonurgent); RT-PCR, reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; GW, general ward; ICU, intensive care unit; DOA, death on arrival; ER, emergency room; IQR, interquartile range.