Table 1 Features of the patients admitted to general ward and to ICU during the first and the second COVID-19 waves in Pavia
1st + 2nd waves (N = 1736) | 1st wave (N = 1062) | 2nd wave (N = 674) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ward patients | n (%) | 1478 (85.1) | 923 (86.9) | 555 (82.3) | 0.0104 |
Male | n (%) | 914 (61.8) | 555 (60.1) | 359 (64.7) | 0.0866 |
Age | Years | 69.6 ± 15.2 | 69.8 ± 15.4 | 69.3 ± 15.0 | 0.5154 |
Hospital stay | Days | 11.9 ± 10.8 | 11.3 ± 10.6 | 13.0 ± 11.1 | 0.0027 |
Hospital deaths | n (%) | 416 (28.1) | 307 (33.3) | 109 (19.6) | <0.0001 |
ICU patients | n (%) | 258 (14.9) | 139 (13.1) | 119 (17.7) | 0.0104 |
Male | n (%) | 215 (83.3) | 117 (84.2) | 98 (82.4) | 0.7392 |
Age | Years | 61.9 ± 11.2 | 61.4 ± 11.1 | 62.5 ± 11.5 | 0.4323 |
Invasive mechanical ventilation | n (%) | 224 (86.8) | 134 (96.4) | 90 (75.6) | <0.0001 |
ICU timing | Hours | 74.8 ± 92.5 | 89.8 ± 90.6 | 57.3 ± 92.0 | 0.0047 |
ICU stay | Days | 26.8 ± 23.2 | 26.6 ± 23.9 | 27.1 ± 22.4 | 0.8685 |
ICU deaths | n (%) | 102 (39.5) | 68 (48.9) | 34 (28.6) | 0.0009 |
Hospital stay | Days | 37.3 ± 26.3 | 36.3 ± 28.4 | 38.5 ± 23.5 | 0.5089 |
Hospital deaths | n (%) | 104 (40.3) | 68 (48.9) | 36 (30.3) | 0.0033 |