Table 2.
Comparison of emergency care provision Pre-COVID-19 and intra-COVID-19.a
| Pre-COVID-19 (n = 409) |
Intra-COVID-19 (n = 194) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) or median (IQR) | n (%) or median (IQR) | ||
| In ED proceduresb | |||
| Intubation | 10 (2.44%) | 9 (4.64%) | 0.15 |
| Spinal immobilization | 23 (5.64%) | 11 (5.67%) | 0.99 |
| Splinting | 99 (24.26%) | 68 (35.1%) | 0.006 |
| Wound care | 173 (42.40%) | 90 (46.4%) | 0.36 |
| Vasopressors | 3 (0.74%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.56 |
| Tourniquet | 3 (0.74%) | 7 (3.61%) | 0.01 |
| Chest tube | 49 (12.0%) | 18 (9.28%) | 0.06 |
| Point-of-care ultrasound | 97 (23.7%) | 71 (36.6%) | <0.001 |
| IV fluids | 158 (38.6%) | 100 (51.6%) | 0.003 |
| Red blood cell transfusion | 14 (3.42%) | 6 (3.09%) | 0.83 |
| Platelet transfusion | 1 (0.24%) | 3 (1.55%) | 0.07 |
| Plasma transfusion | 1 (0.24%) | 1 (0.52%) | 0.59 |
| Surgery consultationsb | |||
| Total | 205 (50.1%) | 125 (64.4%) | <0.001 |
| General surgery | 46 (11.3%) | 12 (6.19%) | 0.05 |
| Orthopaedics | 109 (26.7%) | 79 (40.7%) | <0.001 |
| Neurosurgery | 37 (9.05%) | 31 (16.0%) | 0.01 |
| Otolaryngology | 3 (0.73%) | 4 (2.06%) | 0.22 |
| Stomatology | 5 (1.22%) | 9 (4.64%) | 0.009 |
| Urology | 1 (0.49%) | 1 (0.8%) | 0.54 |
| Ophthalmology | 1 (0.49%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1.00 |
| Burn unit | 1 (0.49%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1.00 |
| Emergency care disposition | |||
| Admitted | 145 (35.5%) | 90 (46.4%) | 0.01 |
| Deceased | 7 (1.71%) | 4 (2.06%) | 0.76 |
| Discharged | 227 (55.5%) | 87 (44.9%) | 0.01 |
| Transferred | 5 (1.22%) | 2 (1.03%) | 1.00 |
| Missing | 25 (6.07%) | 11 (5.67%) | 0.97 |
a
Pre-Covid-19 data was collected from January 27th-March 21st and intra-COVID-19 from June 1st-June 28th, 2020.
b
Variable categories are not mutually exclusive therefore cumulative percentages may be greater than 100%.