Table 1 Patient demographics and outcomes in both study periods (preCOVID and COVID groups)
PERIOD | PRECOVID (n= 1649) | PRECOVID ELECTIVE (n= 1490) | PRECOVID EMERGENT (n=159) | COVID (n=763) | COVID ELECTIVE (n=585) | COVID EMERGENT(n=178) | PRECOVID vs. COVID (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (IC 95 %) | 62.2 (61.3 – 62.7) | 62 (61.3 - 62.8) | 63.7 (60.7 – 66.7) | 66.1 (64.6 – 67.7) | 63.1 (61.8 – 64.4) | 64.6 (61.9 – 67.4) | 0.065 |
Male sex, n (%) | 899 (54.5) | 807 (54.2) | 92 (57.9) | 379 (49.7) | 281 (48) | 98 (55.1) | 0.028 |
SPECIALTY | 0.018 | ||||||
Digestive and Gynaecological, n (%) | 461 (28) | 391 (26.2) | 70 (44) | 177 (23.2) | 125 (21.4) | 52 (29.2) | |
Orthopaedics and Trauma, n (%) | 294 (17.8) | 264 (17.7) | 30 (18.9) | 140 (18.3) | 85 (14.5) | 55 (30.9) | |
Plastic and Neck, n (%) | 288 (17.5) | 276 (18,5) | 12 (7.6) | 148(19.4) | 130 (22.2) | 18 (10.1) | |
Cardiovascular and thoracic, n (%) | 291 (17.6) | 271 (18.2) | 20 (12.6) | 138 (18.1) | 112 (19.2) | 26 (14.6) | |
Neurosurgery, n (%) | 160 (9.7) | 138 (9,3) | 22 (13.8) | 69 (9.1) | 50 (8.5) | 19 (10.7) | |
Urology, n (%) | 155 (9.4) | 150 (10.1) | 5 (3.1) | 91 (11.9) | 83 (14.2) | 8 (4.5) | |
DRG SEVERITY | |||||||
1-2 (%) | 1413 (85.7) | 1318 (88.5) | 95 (59.7) | 650 (82.3) | 500 (85.5) | 128 (71.9) | 0.123 |
3-4 (%) | 236 (14.3) | 172 (11.5) | 64 (40.3) | 135 (17.7) | 85 (14.5) | 50 (28.1) | 0.034 |
DRG RISK | |||||||
1-2, n (%) | 1485 (90.1) | 1378 (92.5) | 107 (67.3) | 650 (85.2) | 524 (89.6) | 126 (70.8) | 0.000 |
3-4, n (%) | 164 (9.9) | 113 (7.6) | 58 (36.5) | 113 (14.8) | 61 (10.4) | 52 (29.2) | 0.000 |
REINTERVENTION, n (%) | 138 (8.4) | 112 (7.5) | 26 (16.4) | 55 (7.2) | 38 (6.5) | 17 (9.6) | 0.375 |
sICU ADMISSION | |||||||
Per protocol, n (%) | 470 (28.5) | 430 (28.9) | 40 (25.1) | 130 (17) | 102 (17.4) | 28 (15.7) | 0.000 |
Late admission, n (%) | 20 (1.2) | 11 (0.7) | 9 (5.6) | 18 (2.4) | 15 (2.6) | 3 (1.7) | |
CLAVIEN DINDO | |||||||
I, n (%) | 1445 (87.6) | 1370(91.8) | 75 (44.8) | 580 (76) | 503 ( 85.9) | 77 (43.3) | |
II, n (%) | 84 (5.1) | 50 (3.4) | 34 (20.6) | 108 (14.2) | 42 (7.2) | 66 (37.1) | |
IIIa, n (%) | 9 (0.5) | 4 (0.3) | 5 (3) | 6 (0.8) | 2 (0.3) | 4 (2.2) | |
IIIb, n (%) | 31 (1.9) | 20 (1.3) | 11 (6.7) | 23 (3) | 15 (2.6) | 8 (4.5) | |
IVa, n (%) | 25 (1.5) | 13 (0.9) | 12 (7.3) | 16 (2.1) | 10 (1.7) | 6 (3.4) | |
IVb, n (%) | 24 (1.5) | 15 (1) | 9 (5.5) | 13 (1.7) | 8 (1.4) | 5 (2.8) | |
V, n (%) | 31 (1.9) | 18 (1.3) | 13 (12.1) | 17 (2.2) | 5 (0.9) | 12 (6.7) | |
III-V | 120 (7.3) | 70 (4.7) | 50 (31.4) | 75 (9.8) | 40 (6.8) | 35 (19.7) | 0.037 |
Length of stay (days) | 10 (9-11) | 9.1 (8-10.1) | 18.7 (14.7-22.7) | 9.8 (8.3-11.3) | 7.6 (6.5-8.7) | 17 (11.5-22.5) | 0.774 |
DESTINATION AT DISCHARGE | |||||||
Home (%) | 63.1 | 70 | 58.5 | 70.9 | 73.1 | 63.5 | |
Death (%) | 1.9 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 0.638 |
Nursing home (%) | 353 | 28.8 | 33.3 | 26.9 | 26 | 29.8 | |