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. 2022 Mar 15;14(3):e23193. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23193

Table 4. Hospital course of the patients.

N: Number of patients; IQR: Interquartile range.

Variables Normal troponin Elevated troponin P-value
N (%) N (%)
Supplementary oxygen Not needed 68 (91.9) 6 (8.1) <0.001
Mechanical ventilation 31 (62.0) 19 (38.0) 0.005
Disposition decision Discharged 29 (90.6) 3 (9.4) 0.040
Transferred 6 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
Admitted 129 (73.3) 47 (26.7)
Need for intensive care Yes 58 (61.7) 36 (38.3) <0.001
No 71 (86.6) 11 (13.4)
Thrombotic complications Yes 4 (66.7) 2 (33.3) 0.558
No 160 (76.9) 48 (23.1)
Outcome Recovered 138 (81.2) 32 (18.8) 0.002
Died 26 (59.1) 18 (40.9)
Length of stay (days) Median (IQR) 11.0 (6.3-21.0) 9.0 (2.0-17.5) 0.072