Table 5 Targeted admissions to Covid-19 or other hospital wards
Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = | % (95% CI) | n = | % (95% CI) | n = | % (95% CI) | n = | % (95% CI) | |
Positive test at the ED (N = 257) | ||||||||
All admissions | 50 | 100 (92.9–100.0) | 85 | 100 (95.7–100.0) | 122 | 100 (96.9–100.0) | 257 | 100 (98.5–100.0) |
Covid-19 ward | 41 | 82.0 (69.2–90.2) | 62 | 72.9 (62.7–81.2) | 101 | 82.8 (75.1–88.5) | 204 | 79.4 (74.0–83.9) |
Mixed Covid-19/internal medicine ward | 6 | 12.0 (5.6–23.8) | 17 | 20.0 (12.9–29.7) | 17 | 13.9 (8.9–21.2) | 40 | 15.6 (11.6–20.5) |
ICU | 1 | 2.0 (0.1–10.5) | 2 | 2.4 (0.4–8.2) | 1 | 0.8 (0.04–4.5) | 4 | 1.6 (0.6–3.9) |
Other | 2 | 4.0 (0.7–13.5) | 2 | 2.4 (0.4–8.2) | 1 | 0.8 (0.04–4.5) | 5 | 1.9 (0.8–4.5) |
Missing data | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–7.7) | 2 | 2.4 (0.4–8.2) | 2 | 1.6 (0.29–5.8) | 4 | 1.6 (0.6–3.9) |
Negative test at the ED (N = 864) | ||||||||
All admissions | 255 | 100 (98.5–100.0) | 308 | 100 (98.8–100.0) | 301 | 100 (98.7–100.0) | 864 | 100 (99.6–100.0) |
Covid-19 ward | 88 | 34.5 (28.9–40.5) | 91 | 29.5 (24.7–34.9) | 44 | 14.7 (11.1–19.1) | 223 | 25.8 (23–28.9) |
Mixed Covid-19/Internal Medicine ward | 68 | 26.7 (21.6–32.4) | 57 | 18.5 (14.6–23.2) | 63 | 21.0 (16.8–26.0) | 188 | 21.8 (19.2–24.7) |
ICU | 9 | 3.5 (1.9–6.6) | 4 | 1.3 (0.5–3.3) | 5 | 1.7 (0.7–3.8) | 18 | 2.1 (1.3–3.3) |
Other | 84 | 32.9 (27.5–38.9) | 144 | 46.8 (41.3–52.3) | 180 | 59.8 (54.2–65.2) | 408 | 47.2 (43.9–50.6) |
Missing data | 6 | 2.4 (1.1–5) | 12 | 3.9 (2.2–6.7) | 9 | 3.0 (1.6–5.6) | 27 | 3.1 (2.2–4.5) |
Positive test before admission (N = 277) | ||||||||
All admissions | 41 | 100.0 (91.4–100.0) | 89 | 100.0 (95.9–100.0) | 147 | 100.0 (97.5–100.0) | 277 | 100.0 (98.6–100.0) |
Covid-19 ward | 35 | 85.4 (71.6–93.1) | 73 | 82.0 (72.8–88.6) | 128 | 87.1 (80.7–91.6) | 236 | 85.2 (80.5–88.9) |
Mixed Covid-19/internal medicine ward | 4 | 9.8 (3.9–22.5) | 12 | 13.5 (7.9–22.1) | 13 | 8.8 (5.2–14.5) | 29 | 10.5 (7.4–14.6) |
ICU | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–8.6) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–4.1) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–2.5) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–1.4) |
Other | 1 | 2.4 (0.1–12.6) | 2 | 2.2 (0.4–7.8) | 2 | 1.4 (0.2–4.8) | 5 | 1.8 (0.8–4.2) |
Missing data | 1 | 2.4 (0.1–12.6) | 2 | 2.2 (0.4–7.8) | 4 | 2.7 (1.1–6.8) | 7 | 2.5 (1.2–5.1) |
Not tested (N = 89) | ||||||||
All admissions | 40 | 100 (91.2–100.0) | 28 | 100 (87.9–100.0) | 21 | 100 (84.5–100.0) | 89 | 100 (95.9–100.0) |
Covid-19 ward | 2 | 5.0 (0.9–16.5) | 3 | 10.7 (3.7–27.2) | 1 | 4.8 (0.2–22.7) | 6 | 6.7 (3.1–13.9) |
Mixed Covid-19/internal medicine ward | 8 | 20.0 (10.5–34.8) | 5 | 17.9 (35.6–7.9) | 5 | 23.8 (10.6–45.1) | 18 | 20.2 (13.2–29.7) |
ICU | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–8.8) | 1 | 3.6 (0.2–17.7) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–15.5) | 1 | 1.1 (0.1–6.1) |
Other | 28 | 70.0 (54.6–81.9) | 18 | 64.3 (45.8–79.3) | 14 | 66.7 (45.4–82.8) | 60 | 67.4 (57.1–76.3) |
Missing data | 2 | 5.0 (0.9–16.5) | 1 | 3.6 (0.2–17.7) | 1 | 4.8 (0.2–22.7) | 4 | 4.5 (1.8–11.0) |