Table 4.
Therapies and outcomes in pre-Covid seasons and 2020/2021 season.
|
Pre-covid-19 seasons
(n = 162) |
Covid-19 season
(n = 16) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | P value | |
| Antibiotics use | 102 (63) | 10 (62) | 0.97 |
| Antiviral use | 16 (10) | 2 (12) | 0.67 |
| Oxygen therapy | 135 (83) | 7 (44) | 0.046 |
| CPAP | 35 (22) | 1 (6) | 0.2 |
| HFNC | 88 (54) | 6 (37) | 0.2 |
| Salbutamol aerosol | 145 (89) | 12 (75) | 0.1 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 7 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 |
| Hospitalization days, median (IQR) | 6 (5–8) | 4 (4–6) | 0.006 |
CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; HFNC, high-flow nasal cannula.