Table 1 The clinical characteristics of patients before and after the emergence of COVID-19
Characteristics | Pre-COVID-19 (n = 39,914) | Post-COVID-19 (n = 34,645) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Critical cases | 1361 (3.41%) | 1014 (2.93%) | 0.000 |
PRISM III of critical cases | 11.88 ± 5.87 | 12.09 ± 6.26 | 0.232 |
Number of healthcare staff per patients (ICU) | 1.71 ± 0.04 | 1.84 ± 0.03 | 0.000 |
Number of healthcare staff per patients (overall) | 1.11 ± 0.04 | 1.21 ± 0.02 | 0.000 |
Rate of appropriate handwashing | 63.73 ± 6.94% | 80.69 ± 5.88% | 0.001 |
Number of protective gloves used per person per month | 101.31 ± 7.10 | 138.13 ± 17.51 | 0.001 |
Number of aprons used per person per month | 15.42 ± 2.97 | 34.67 ± 8.62 | 0.000 |
Incidence of NI in critical cases | 62 (4.56%) | 42 (4.14%) | 0.214 |
Ventilator cases | 96 (0.24%) | 146 (0.42%) | 0.000 |
Central catheter | 113 (0.28%) | 85 (0.24%) | 0.319 |
Urinary catheter | 665 (1.7%) | 623 (1.79%) | 0.175 |
Hospital length of stay (median,days) | 6.3 | 5.9 | 0.000 |
Incidence of NI | 1021 (2.56%) | 481 (1.39%) | 0.000 |
Death | 51 (0.13%) | 27 (0.07%) | 0.036 |
NI associated death | 5 (0.01%) | 7 (0.02%) | 0.410 |