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. 2020 Dec 7;6(4):e22471. doi: 10.2196/22471

Table 4.

Emergent treatment and outcomes for cohort patients (n=103).

Item Value
Treatments, n (%)

Glucocorticoids 50 (48.5) 

Hydroxychloroquine 82 (79.6)

Antiviral medication: Kaletra (combination lopinavir/rapinavir) 54 (52.4)

Insulin administered on admission, n (%) 63 (61.2)


Intravenous insulin 10 (9.7)


Subcutaneous insulin 53 (51.5)

Units of insulin per 24 h, mean (SD) 29.6 (25.6)
Outcomes

Hypoglycemia, n (%) 5 (4.9)


Insulin 4 (3.8)


Hydroxychloroquine 2 (1.9)


End-stage renal disease 1 (0.9)

Required ICUa, n (%) 29 (28.2)


Need ventilation, n (%) 12 (11.7)


Need ECMOb, n (%) 2 (1.9)


Total deaths (all in ICU), n (%) 5 (4.9)

aICU: intensive care unit.

bECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.