Table 2.
Characteristics of hospital stays in 2019 and 2020 restricted non-COVID-19 admissions
| Characteristics | Total | Lockdown | Post-Lockdown | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 (N=3800) | 2020 Non-COVID-19 (N=2922) | P Value | 2019 (N=1875) | 2020 Non-COVID-19 (N=1174) | P Value | 2019 (N=1925) | 2020 Non-COVID-19 (N=1748) | P Value | |
| Length of hospital stay, d | |||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 9.7 (12.4) | 9.1 (10.8) | 0.03 | 10.5 (13.9) | 10.1 (12.3) | 0.39 | 8.9 (10.6) | 8.4 (9.6) | 0.14 |
| Median (IQR) | 6 (3–11) | 6 (3–10) | 7 (3–11) | 6 (3–11) | 6 (3–10) | 6 (3–10) | |||
| Procedures, n (%) | |||||||||
| Intensive care unit | 42 (1) | 25 (0.9) | 0.31 | 18 (1) | 10 (0.9) | 0.76 | 24 (2) | 15 (0.9) | 0.25 |
| Dialysis | 201 (5) | 179 (6) | 0.14 | 100 (5) | 78 (7) | 0.13 | 101 (5) | 101 (6) | 0.48 |
| Invasive ventilation | 69 (2) | 51 (2) | 0.83 | 40 (2) | 27 (2) | 0.76 | 29 (2) | 24 (1) | 0.74 |
| Noninvasive ventilation | 51 (1) | 37 (1) | 0.79 | 34 (2) | 16 (1) | 0.34 | 17 (1) | 21 (1) | 0.34 |
| Tracheostomy | 12 (0.3) | 7 (0.2) | 0.56 | 9 (0.5) | 3 (0.3) | 0.39 | 3 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 0.72 |
| Extracorporal membrane oxygenation | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1.00 | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 1.00 | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
| Ventilation, d | |||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.4 (0.8) | 0.43 | 1.6 (1.3) | 1.3 (0.5) | 0.21 | 1.4 (0.8) | 1.5 (0.9) | 0.68 |
| Median (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | |||
| Deaths, n (%) | |||||||||
| In-hospital mortality | 84 (2) | 79 (3) | 0.19 | 44 (2) | 36 (3) | 0.23 | 40 (2) | 43 (3) | 0.44 |
| 90-day mortality | 183 (5) | 164 (6) | 0.14 | 85 (5) | 73 (6) | 0.04 | 98 (5) | 91 (5) | 0.88 |
Total refers to the period from March 15 to September 30, whereas the lockdown phase is from March 15 to June 15 and the post-lockdown phase is from June 16 to September 30. IQR, interquartile range; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.