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. 2021 Jun 9;7(6):e27888. doi: 10.2196/27888

Table 1.

New Mexico baseline parameters for COVID-19 health care use needs based on data from March to June 2020.

Parameter New Mexico baseline US rangea
Average length of inpatient stay, days 5 4-6
Average length of stay for those admitted to the ICUb or on mechanical ventilator, days 14 11-14
Patients admitted to ICU among those hospitalized, % 42.8 23.8-36.1
Patients on mechanical ventilation among those hospitalized, % 28.2 12.0-22.1

aFor comparison, we provide the best median estimate across age groups in the United States collected by the US Centers for Disease Control through August 8, 2020 [36].

bICU: intensive care unit.