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. 2020 Nov;24(11):1020–1027. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23599

Table 8.

Outcome data

A. Outcome ordinal scale (at the time of going to analysis)
Scale order Ordinal scale description Patients n (%)
1 Well and discharged home 91 (68.7)
2 Hospitalized, not requiring O2   2 (1.5)
3 Hospitalized, requiring NIV or high-flow O2 devices   1 (0.7)
4 Hospitalized, requiring invasive mechanical ventilation   4 (3)
5 Death 36 (26.9)
B. Causes of death (n = 36)
Cause of death n (%)
Respiratory 19 (52.8)
Multiorgan failure + sepsis 15 (41.7)
Cardiac   2 (5.6)
34 (94.4%) died in the intensive care unit  
C. Adverse events (n = 134)
Adverse event n (%)
High sugars 67 (50)
QTC prolongation 27 (20.1)
Acute coronary syndrome   5 (3.7)
Secondary bacterial infection 18 (13.4)
Shock 20 (14.9)
None 54 (40.3)