Table 1. Comparison of pre and pandemic period.

All variables are reported as weekly median (Q1, Q3). A Mann-Whitney test was performed to statistically test the difference between the two time periods.

Variable	Oct 2019 to Feb 2020	Mar to Sep 2020	p-value
Admissions (N)	160 (145, 168)	113 (98.5, 134)	<0.001
Unit occupancy (%)	43.19 (35.23, 49)	35.12 (29.01, 40)	<0.003
Unit turnover (%)	12.1 (11.32, 13)	8.58 (7.24, 10)	<0.001
Beds free per unit per day (N)	10.13 (9.3, 11)	11.01 (10.35, 12)	0.034
Mechanical ventilation on admission (%)	22.01 (19.01, 24)	22.37 (19.49, 24)	0.852
Non-invasive ventilation on admission (%)	14.56 (11.57, 17)	11.43 (9.41, 13)	0.013
Cardiovascular support on admission (%)	17.65 (14.57, 19)	16.98 (14.56, 19)	0.648
Surgical admissions (%)	14.59 (12.18, 18)	14.29 (9.05, 16)	0.634
Planned surgical admissions (%)	51.85 (46.43, 60)	56.25 (37.5, 69)	0.751
APACHE II score on admission	19 (19, 20)	21 (20, 22)	<0.001