Parameters | All patients (n = 177) | 2019 – Non-COVID-19 Period (n = 84) | 2020 – COVID-19 Period (n = 93) | p-value |
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Demographics | ||||
Age, years median (IQR) | 70 (57–78) | 72 (57–78) | 68 (57–78) | 0.721 |
Sex, male n (%) | 120 (68) | 60 (71) | 60 (65) | 0.206 |
Height, cm median (IQR) | 172 (165–180) | 175 (168–180) | 170 (165–179) | 0.109 |
Weight, kg median (IQR) | 76 (65–85) | 73 (65–84) | 78 (67–86) | 0.207 |
BMI, kg/m2 median (IQR) | 25 (23–29) | 25 (23–27) | 26 (24–29) | 0.077 |
Comorbidities | ||||
Charlson comorbidity index, pts.; median (IQR) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–5) | 0.802 |
Arterial hypertension, n (%) | 118 (67) | 49 (58) | 69 (74) | 0.019 |
Coronary heart disease, n (%) | 66 (37) | 29 (35) | 33 (35) | 0.510 |
Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 32 (18) | 13 (15) | 19 (20) | 0.255 |
Chronic respiratory disease, n (%) | 36 (20) | 20 (24) | 16 (17) | 0.183 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 38 (21) | 20 (24) | 18 (19) | 0.312 |
Malignant condition, n (%) | 58 (33) | 23 (27) | 35 (38) | 0.098 |
COVID-19 | ||||
Confirmed COVID-19, n (%) | 12 (7) | – | 12 (13) | |
Positive test to ICU, days median (IQR) | 10 (3–17) | – | 10 (3–17) | |
Positive test to IHCA, days median (IQR) | 17 (14–28) | – | 17 (14–28) | |
Cough, n (%) | – | – | 7 (58)a | |
Shortness of breath, n (%) | – | – | 3 (25)a | |
Fever, n (%) | – | – | 6 (50)a | |
Fatigue, n (%) | – | – | 3 (25)a | |
Myalgia, n (%) | – | – | 1 (8)a | |
Reason of hospital admission | ||||
Surgical | ||||
planned, n (%) | 22 (13) | 7 (8) | 15 (16) | 0.089 |
unplanned, n (%) | 24 (14) | 14 (17) | 10 (11) | 0.177 |
Medical, n (%) | 131 (74) | 63 (75) | 68 (73) | 0.455 |
Characteristics – before CA | ||||
Heart rate /min; median (IQR) | 91 (77–111) | 91 (80–108) | 91 (75–111) | 0.922 |
MAP mmHg; median (IQR) | 70 (62–82) | 72 (66–82) | 70 (60–82) | 0.549 |
Outcome | ||||
Overall mortality, n (%) | 95 (54) | 41 (49) | 54 (58) | 0.140 |
Discharged from ICU alive, n (%) | 82 (46) | 43 (51) | 39 (42) | 0.140 |
Length of stay – ICU, days median (IQR) | 5 (2–17) | 6 (2–17) | 5 (2–16) | 0.592 |