Table 2.
Demographical and clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID‐19 patients admitted in ICU
| White | Hispanic | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number requiring ICU stay | 789 (24%) | 187 (24.2%) | |
| SOFA score at ICU admissiona | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–4) | 0.24 |
| Age in years, median (IQR) | 70 (60–77) | 56 (46–64) | <0.001* |
| Male (%) | 58.2 | 68.5 | 0.01 |
| BMI, median (IQR) | 30.6 (26.2–36.5) | 30.5 (27.3–36.6) | 0.42 |
| Days from Hospital admission to ICU transfera | 0.29 (0.09–1.82) | 0.33 (0.14–1.78) | 0.14 |
| Use of mechanical ventilation, N (%) | 361 (45.8%) | 97 (51.9%) | 0.19 |
| Length of mechanical ventilation (in days)a | 6 (2–14) | 13 (6–26) | <0.001* |
| Lowest PF ratio | 64 (50–101) | 53 (44–66) | <0.001* |
| Paralytic (%) | 27.7 | 52.6 | <0.001* |
| Inhaled vasodilator (%) | 7.2 | 20.6 | <0.001* |
| Tracheostomy (%) | 14.1 | 19.6 | 0.19 |
| Use of vasopressors (%) | |||
| Required norepinephrine | 45.6 | 48.7 | 0.42 |
| Required vasopressin | 21.7 | 25.1 | 0.31 |
| Required epinephrine | 8.9 | 11.2 | 0.32 |
| Required angiotensin2 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.06 |
| Required dobutamine | 4.3 | 7.0 | 0.13 |
| Central lines | 30.5 | 40.0 | 0.018 |
| Died (%) | 42 | 32.1 | 0.013 |
| Hospice (%) | 7.5 | 3.2 | 0.035 |
| Disposition (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Home | 40.0 | 71.6 | |
| Home with health | 28.7 | 13.4 | |
| Rehab/SNF/LTAC/acute care | 25 | 11.8 | |
| Others | 6.4 | 3.2 | |
| Readmissions | 13.3 | 10.2 | 0.35 |
Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range.
a
Median (interquartile range).
*
p < 0.05.