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Table 3 Patient Outcomes

From: Technology-enabled virtual ward for COVID management of the elderly and immunocompromised in Singapore: a descriptive cohort

 

Total (n = 238)

Early discharge (n = 138)

Admission avoidance (n = 100)

Primary outcomes

   

 Escalation to hospital, n(%)

41 (17.2)

22 (15.9)

19 (19.0)

 COVID-related escalation, n(%)

24 (10.1)

15 (10.8)

9 (9)

 Mortality, n(%)

5 (2.1)

3 (2.1)

2 (2.0)

Secondary outcomes

   

 Reason for escalation, n(%)

   

  Hypoxia

14 (34.1)

9 (40.9)

5 (26.3)

  COVID, non-hypoxic

10 (24.4)

6 (27.3)

4 (21.1)

  Non-COVID medical condition

10 (24.4)

5 (22.7)

5 (26.3)

  For monoclonals

4 (9.89)

2 (9.1)

2 (10.5)

  Others

3 (7.3)

0

3 (15.8)

Outcome of escalation, n(%)

   

 Returned to virtual ward

13 (31.7)

9 (40.9)

4 (21.2)

 Ward admission & recovered

19 (46.3)

10 (45.4)

9 (47.3)

 ICU admission & recovered

4 (9.7)

1 (4.5)

3 (15.8)

 Death

3 (7.3)

2 (9.1)

1 (5.2)

 Unknown

2 (4.8)

0

2 (10.5)