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. 2020 Sep 19;82(2):e20–e21. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.09.010

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of critically ill patients with COVID-19.

CHARACTERISTIC PATIENTS n = 83
Gender (male) 66 (79.5%)
Age (mean ± SD) 61.2 ± 10.4
APACHE II score (mean ± SD) 18.8 ± 7.2
SAPS II (mean ± SD) 44.0 ± 14.8
SOFA score at admission (mean ± SD) 7.7 ± 2.8
Mechanical ventilation 78 (93.9%)
Vassopressors 59 (71.0%)
Acute Renal Failure* 4 (4.8%)
Central nervous system failure* 3 (3.6%)
Liver failure* 2 (2.4%)
ICU LOS (mean ± SD) 19.7 ± 16.4
Treatment
 Hydroxychoroquine sulfate 76(91.5%)
 Lopinavir,Ritonavir 71(85.5%)
 Remdesivir 14(16.8%)
 No antiviral treatment 5(6.0%)
 Tocilizumab 50(60.2%)
 Corticosteroids 67(80.7%)

Abbreviations: APACHE: Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation; SAPS: Sepsis-related Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SOFA: Organ Failure Assessment LOS = Length Of Stay.

Failure = 3 or 4 points in SOFA Score.