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. 2022 Oct 13;159(10):457–464. doi: 10.1016/j.medcle.2022.01.020

Table 3.

Treatments during admission and complications of patients with AF and COVID-19, classified as deceased and not deceased.

Deceased N = 738 (%) Not deceased N = 1061 (%) p
Treatments during admission
 ACEI 82 (11.2) 124 (11.8) 0.724
 ARBs 91 (12.6) 195 (18.6) <0.01
 ASA 75 (10.4) 96 (9.2) 0.396
 Statins 109 (15.0) 240 (2.9) <0.01
 Ibuprofen 1 (0.1) 11 (1.0) 0.04
 Other NSAIDs 20 (2.8) 37 (3.5) 0.03
 Corticosteroids 320 (43.8) 387 (35.9) <0.01
 Lopinavir/ritonavir 302 (41.2) 481 (44.5) 0.17
 Remdesivir 2 (0.3) 15 (1.4) <0.01
 Hydroxychloroquine 500 (68.4) 878 (81.1) <0.01
 Chloroquine 27 (3.7) 33 (3.1) 0.46
 Colchicine 10 (1.4) 9 (0.8) 0.28
 Tocilizumab 33 (4.5) 46 (4.3) 0.79



Complications
 Prone 93 (12.7) 58 (5.5) <0.01
 NIMV 58 (7.9) 35 (3.3) <0.01
 IMV 47 (6.4) 26 (2.5) <0.01
 HFO 85 (11.7) 48 (4.6) <0.01
 Bacterial pneum. 149 (20.2) 130 (12.3) <0.01
 ARDS 391 (53.4) 49 (4.6) <0.01
 HF 208 (28.2) 157 (14.8) <0.01
 AMI 23 (3.1) 6 (0.6) <0.01
 AKF 279 (37.9) 174 (16.4) <0.01
 PTE 4 (0.5) 8 (0.8) 0.578

ASA: acetylsalicylic acid; NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; ARBs: angiotensin receptor blockers; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; HF: heart failure; ACEI: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; AKF: acute kidney failure; HFO: high-flow oxygen therapy; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; PTE: pulmonary thromboembolism; IMV: invasive mechanical ventilation; NIMV: Non-invasive mechanical ventilation.