Table 1 A comparison between exposure days and control days.
Exposure days n = 168 | Control days n = 562 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of EICU beds occupied, median (IQR)a | 9 (8, 10) | 8 (7, 9) | 0.003 |
Number of EICU beds occupied for COVID-19, median (IQR)b | 1 (0, 2) | 1 (0, 1) | 0.444 |
EICU bed occupancy rate, median (IQR), %c | 75 (67, 83) | 67 (58, 75) | 0.003 |
Daily count of patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation | |||
Median (IQR) | 5 (4, 6) | 4 (3, 5) | < 0.001 |
Mean (SD) | 4.9 (1.7) | 4.0 (1.8) | |
Daily count of patients receiving CRRT | |||
Median (IQR) | 0 (0, 1) | 0 (0, 1) | 0.095 |
Mean (SD) | 0.47 (0.68) | 0.40 (0.69) | |
Daily count of patients receiving ECMO | |||
Median (IQR) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.548 |
Mean (SD) | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.06 (0.24) | |
Number of daily ambulance acceptance cases, median (IQR) | 8 (6, 11) | 8 (6, 10) | 0.307 |
Rate of ambulance acceptance, median (IQR), % | 86 (75, 100) | 88 (79, 100) | 0.027 |
Number of daily ambulance diversions, n (%) | 0.172 | ||
0 | 46 (27.4) | 187 (33.3) | |
1 | 45 (26.8) | 161 (28.6) | |
≥ 2 | 77 (45.8) | 214 (38.1) | |
Number of daily ambulance diversions due to EICU occupancy, n (%) | 0.001 | ||
0 | 127 (75.6) | 490 (87.2) | |
1 | 22 (13.1) | 45 (8.0) | |
≥ 2 | 19 (11.3) | 27 (4.8) |
