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Table 3 Comparison of treatment regimens for COVID-19 and CAP before and after propensity matching

From: Comparison of outcomes and characteristics of patients admitted to the ICU with COVID-19 and other community-acquired pneumonia based on propensity score matching

Characteristics

Unmatched

Matched

CAP, N = 119

COVID-19, N = 70

p-value

CAP, N = 37

COVID-19, N = 37

p-value

Use of ventilators

  

0.005

  

0.80

Yes

98 (82%)

45 (64%)

 

27 (73%)

26 (70%)

 

No

21 (18%)

25 (36%)

 

10 (27%)

11 (30%)

 

Antimicrobial

  

0.027

  

0.24

Yes

118 (99%)

65 (93%)

 

37 (100%)

34 (92%)

 

No

1 (0.8%)

5 (7.1%)

 

0 (0%)

3 (8%)

 

Antiviral therapy

  

< 0.001

  

0.003

Yes

13 (11%)

28 (40%)

 

4 (11%)

15 (41%)

 

No

106 (89%)

42 (60%)

 

33 (89%)

22 (59%)

 

γ-globulin

  

< 0.001

  

0.011

Yes

2 (1.7%)

13 (19%)

 

0 (0%)

7 (19%)

 

No

117 (98%)

57 (81%)

 

37 (100%)

30 (81%)

 

Prone position ventilation

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

Yes

0 (0%)

21 (30%)

 

0 (0%)

10 (27%)

 

No

119 (100%)

49 (70%)

 

37 (100%)

27 (73%)

 

Glucocorticosteroid

  

0.24

  

0.64

Yes

49 (41%)

35 (50%)

 

16 (43%)

14 (38%)

 

No

70 (59%)

35 (50%)

 

21 (57%)

23(62%)

 

Fluid resuscitation

  

0.057

  

0.62

Yes

43 (36%)

16 (23%)

 

13 (35%)

11 (30%)

 

No

76 (64%)

54 (77%)

 

24 (65%)

26 (70%)

 

Continuous renal replacement therapy

  

0.59

  

>0.99

Yes

15 (13%)

7 (10%)

 

5 (14%)

4 (11%)

 

No

104 (87%)

63 (90%)

 

32 (86%)

33 (89%)

 

Anticoagulation

  

0.79

  

0.16

Yes

52 (44%)

32 (46%)

 

18 (49%)

12 (32%)

 

No

67 (56%)

38 (54%)

 

19 (51%)

25 (68%)

 

Vasopressors

  

0.27

  

0.24

Yes

76 (64%)

39 (56%)

 

18 (49%)

23 (62%)

 

No

43 (36%)

31 (44%)

 

19 (51%)

14 (38%)