Table 4 Comparison of characteristics according to admission route.

From: Fluid restriction management in the treatment of COVID-19: a single-center observational study

 

Ambulance (N = 12)

Transfer (N = 43)

P value

Age, years

68 (53–71)

59 (51–68)

0.43

HFNC, n (%)

6 (40)

17 (32.1)

0.56

HIT, n (%)

2 (13.3)

7 (13.2)

1

Tracheostomy, n (%)

1 (6.7)

9 (17)

0.44

Chest drainage, n (%)

2 (13.3)

9 (17)

1

Weight loss, kg

3.4 (0.5–5.8)

5.6 (4.4–9)

0.026

MV duration, days

7 (5–11)

9 (5–14)

0.68

ECMO duration, days

8 (7–8)

9 (6–12)

0.72

Total dexamethadone, mg

74 (50–167)

66 (40–192)

0.62

Hospital LOS, days

12 (7–17)

15 (8–24)

0.36

In-hospital mortality, n (%)

3 (20)

12 (22.6)

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  1. Mann–Whitney U test or Chi-square test.
  2. HFNC high flow nasal cannula, HIT heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, MV mechanical ventilation, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, LOS length of stay.