Table 1.
Characteristics | |
Age, years, median (IQR) | 76 (56–83) |
Male, n (%) | 43 (43) |
Time from onset to intervention, days, median (IQR) | 4 (2–7) |
Time from diagnosis to intervention, days, median (IQR) | 1 (1–3.25) |
Intervention period, days, median (IQR) | 10 (7–14) |
Number of visits | |
Doctor, n, median (IQR) | 6.5 (4–9) |
Nurse, n, median (IQR) | 5.5 (0–12) |
Pharmacist, n, median (IQR) | 1 (0–2) |
Number of telephone examination, n, median (IQR) | 2 (1–4) |
Patients’ symptoms | |
Fever (≥37.3 °C), n (%) | 75 (75) |
Fever (≥38.0 °C), n (%) | 54 (54) |
Hypoxia (SpO2 ≤ 92%), n (%) | 36 (36) |
Intervention | |
Frequency of blood test, n, median (IQR) | 2 (1–4) |
Intravenous fluid administration, n (%) | 34 (34) |
Oxygen administration, n (%) | 32 (32) |
Steroid administration, n (%) | 21 (21) |
Ultrasound (lung, heart, lower extremity), n (%) | 9 (9) |
Outcomes | |
Hospitalized, n (%) | 22 (22) |
In-hospital death, n (%) | 3 (3) |
IQR, interquartile range; SpO2, oxygen saturation.