Admission data by level of care and PCR status during index presentation | ||||||
All (n=401) | Level I (n=315) | Level II/III (n=38) | ED only (n=48) | PCR +ve (n=307) | PCR –ve (n=94) | |
Symptom duration prior to admission Median (IQR) | 8 (5–12.5) | 8 (5–13) | 7 (6–12) | 8.5 (6–11.75) | 8 (5–12) | 9 (5–14) |
Length of stay Median (IQR) | 5 (3–9) | 5 (3–8) | 24.5 (14–47.75) | N/A | 6 (3–10.5) | 3 (0–6) |
Chest radiograph | ||||||
Normal | 9 (2.2%) | 7 (2.2%) | 0 | 2 (4.2%) | 7 (2.3%) | 2 (2.1%) |
Mild | 144 (36%) | 110 (34.9%) | 0 | 34 (70.8%) | 105 (34.1%) | 39 (41.5%) |
Mild–moderate | 35 (8.7%) | 27 (8.6%) | 0 | 8 (16.8%) | 25 (8.1%) | 10 (10.6%) |
Moderate | 113 (28.1%) | 103 (32.7%) | 6 (15.7%) | 4 (8.4%) | 92 (29.9%) | 21 (22.3%) |
Moderate–severe | 42 (10.5%) | 36 (11.4%) | 6 (15.7%) | 0 | 34 (11%) | 9 (9.6%) |
Severe | 58 (14.5%) | 32 (10.2%) | 26 (68.4) | 0 | 45 (14.6%) | 13 (13.8%) |
NEWS2 Median (IQR) | 5 (3–6) | 5 (3–6) | 7 (5–8) | 2.5 (1–3) | 5 (3–7) | 4 (3–6) |
Oxygen requirements | ||||||
No oxygen | 85 (21.2%) | 43 (13.7%) | 0 | 42 (87.5%) | 48 (15.6%) | 37 (39.4%) |
≤FiO2 0.4 | 225 (56.1%) | 219 (69.5%) | 0 | 6 (12.5%) | 186 (60.6%) | 39 (41.5%) |
>FiO2 0.4 | 53 (13.2%) | 53 (16.8%) | 0 | 0 | 43 (14%) | 10 (10.6%) |
CPAP/Intubation | 38 (9.5%) | 0 | 38 | 0 | 30 (9.8%) | 8 (8.5%) |
C reactive protein | 381/390 (97.7%) | 309/315 (98%) | 38/38 (100%) | 34/37 (92%) | 6/307 (2.0%) | 3/83 (3.6%) |
>ULN | 137.4 | 135.7 | 313.9 (111.5–546.2) | 37 (0.9–250.2) | 139.5 | 121 |
Median (IQR) | (0–546.2) | (0–430.5) | (80.5–218.7) | (45.5–182.6) | ||
Ferritin | 285/331 (86.1%) | 238/274 (86.9%) | 36/38 | 11/19 | 233/265 (87.9%) | 52/66 |
>ULN | 1029 | 924 | −94.70% | −58% | 1056 | −78.80% |
Median (IQR) | (34–24973) | (50–24973) | 2605 (238–8288) | 386 (34–2368) | (511–2275.5) | 894 (414–2323) |
D-dimer | 297/322 (92.2%) | 245/265 (92.5%) | 38/38 | 14/19 | 231/251 | 66/71 |
>ULN | 1461 | 1411 | −100% | −73.70% | −92% | −93% |
Median (IQR) | (270–20 000) | (270–20 000) | 9786 (1081–20 000) | 847 (270–3959) | 1514 (899–3572) | 1403 (786–3699) |
Lymphocyte count | 279/401 (69.6%) | 231/315 (73.3%) | 32/38 | 17/48 | 218/307 | 61/96 |
<LLN | 0.8 (0.1–5.8) | 0.8 (0.1–5.8) | −84.20% | −35.40% | −71% | −63.50% |
Median (IQR) | 0.6 (0.2–2.9) | 1.25 (0.2–4.4) | 0.8 (0.5–1.1) | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) |
CPAP, Continuous Positive Airways Pressure; LLN, Lower Limit of Normal; NEWS2, National Early Warning Score 2; ULN, Upper Limit of Normal.