Table 1 Features of patients admitted to ICU in the 12 months before and after the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
Data | Pre-COVID (n = 1038) | Post-COVID (n = 854) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age—years, median [IQR] | 66.0 [51.0–77.0] | 64.0 [52.0–73.0] | 0.0332 |
Paediatrics—n (%) | 48 (4.6) | 38 (4.5) | 0.912 |
Male sex—n (%) | 643 (62.0) | 557 (65.2) | 0.148 |
Admission from—n (%): | |||
Emergency department | 418 (40.3) | 343 (40.2) | < 0.001 |
Extra-hospital medicine | 5 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | |
Surgical Unit | 375 (36.2) | 275 (32.2) | |
Medical Unit | 169 (16.3) | 145 (17.0) | |
Other ICU | 41 (4.0) | 80 (9.4) | |
Rehabilitation centres | 11 (1.1) | 2 (0.2) | |
Missing | 18 (1.7) | 5 (0.6) | |
ICU length of stay—days, median [IQR] | 4.0 [2.0–9.0] | 4.0 [2.0–11.0] | 0.6188 |
COVID-19 patients—n (%) | – | 157 (18.4) | |
Self-injured patients—n (%) | 23 (2.2) | 32 (3.8) | 0.049 |
Age—years, median [IQR] | 49.0 [26.0–65.0]a | 36.0 [28.5–48.5]a | 0.1124 |
Paediatrics—n (%) | 1 (4.4) | 2 (6.3) | 0.759 |
Male gender—n (%) | 13 (56.5) | 17 (53.1) | 0.803 |
ICU length of stay—days, median [IQR] | 5.0 [3.0–13.0] | 5.0 [2.5–9.0] | 0.5033 |
ICU mortality—n (%) | 4 (17.4) | 2 (6.3) | 0.191 |
Self-injury—n (%): | |||
Poisoning | 15 (65.2) | 25 (78.1) | 0.182 |
Hanging | 4 (17.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
Defenestration | 3 (13.0) | 3 (9.4) | |
White weapon | 1 (4.4) | 2 (6.3) | |
Drowning | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.1) | |
Other traumatism | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.1) | |