Table 2.
Aspects of clinical care for adult IPD patients per time period. Data are presented as % (n).
| Dec-Feb period |
Mar-May period |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2019 n=202 | 2019-2020 n=42 | p-value | 2015-2019 n=161 | 2020 n=13 | p-value | |
| 1st wave COVID-19 | ||||||
| Treatment limitation: no ICUa | 10.4 (21) | 16.7 (7) | 0.29 | 14.3 (23) | 38.5 (5) | 0.04 |
| Admission to ICU | 19.4 (39) | 21.4 (9) | 0.83 | 28.0 (45) | 7.7 (1) | 0.19 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 10.0 (20) | 16.7 (7) | 0.28 | 10.6 (17) | 7.7 (1) | 1 |
| 30-day mortality | 10.4 (21) | 11.9 (5) | 0.78 | 9.9 (16) | 30.8 (4) | 0.046 |
| 30-day mortality within ICU | 28.2 (11/39) | 11.1 (1/9) | 0.42 | 22.2 (10/45) | 100 (1/1) | 1 |
a
Patients who are not eligible for admission to ICU either because of their own choice or because treating professionals considered an ICU admission futile.