Table 2.
Patient characteristics stratified by treatment group. Data are median (IQR) {range} for continuous variables, and n. (%) (or n/N (%)) for categorical variables.
| Characteristic | ICU Admission (n = 59) |
Ward-Based NIPS (n = 32) |
Standard Ward Care (n = 176) |
Palliative Care (n = 49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60 (53–69) {27–80} | 80 (75–84) {44–91} | 73 (58–82) {23–101} | 85 (79–92) {63–97} |
| Male sex | 41 (69) | 15 (47) | 91 (52) | 26 (53) |
| Severe COVID-19 at presentation | 41/54 (76) | 20 (63) | 48/173 (28) | 27 (55) |
| Clinical Frailty Score | 2 (2–3) {1–5} | 5 (3–6) {1–7} | 4 (2–6) {1–8} | 6 (5–7) {4–9} |
| Admitted from nursing/residential home | 0 (0) | 3 (9) | 26 (15) | 31 (63) |
| Any comorbidity | 39 (66) | 29 (91) | 132 (75) | 45 (92) |
| Admission duration in days | 16 (9–26) {1–84} | 9 (6–15) {2–105} | 7 (3–11) {1–60} | 7 (4–11) {1–32} |
| Mortality | 14/58 (24) | 17 (53) | 4 (2) | 48 (98) |