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Table 3 Characteristics of hospital admission prior to home treatment and monitoring

From: Rapid implementation of home oxygen treatment and remote monitoring for COVID-19 patients at the verge of the Omicron wave in Turku, Finland

 

Median value or n/N

Q1-Q3 or %

Duration of hospital admission, days

6

4 – 18

Admitted in the Intensive Care Unit

3/19

16%

Highest C-reactive protein during admission

104

72 – 180

Highest level of Ferritin during admission

1410

603 – 1793

Drugs received for COVID-19

 Systemic corticosteroids

19/19

100%

 Tocilizumab

5/19

26%

 Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir

1/19

5%

 Other antiviral medication

0/19

0%

 Low-molecular weight heparin

17/19

89%

Maximum ventilation support received

 Low-flow nasal oxygen supplement

12/19

63%

 Non-invasive ventilation

5/19

26%

 Invasive mechanical ventilation

2/19

11%

Complications

 Clostridioides difficile infection

1/19

5%

Other bacterial infections

 Serratia marcescens lower respiratory tract infection

1/19

5%