From: The COVID-19 pandemic: the effect on airway Management in non-COVID emergency patients
Age group | Respiratory rate | SpO2/ FiO2 ratio | ||||
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Pre-COVID | COVID | Difference (95%CI) | Pre-COVID | COVID | Difference (95%CI) | |
Pneumonia | ||||||
n = 203 | n = 178 | n = 203 | n = 178 | |||
Overall | 33.1 + 6.7 | 33.4 + 6.3 | - 0.3 (−1.6, 1.0) | 424 (381, 452) | 424 (367, 452) | 0.0 (−13.1, 13.1) |
n = 79 | n = 81 | n = 79 | n = 81 | |||
Age 18–69 | 32.3 + 7.1 | 33.9 + 6.2 | - 1.6 (− 3.5, 0.6) | 433 (390, 457) | 419 (366, 452) | - 14.3 (− 35.4, 6.8) |
n = 47 | n = 39 | n = 47 | n = 39 | |||
Age 70–79 | 32.1 + 6.2 | 32.0 + 6.5 | 0.1 (− 2.6, 2.9) | 424 (362, 457) | 400 (294, 438) | - 23.8 (− 55.1, 7.5) |
n = 77 | n = 58 | n = 77 | n = 58 | |||
Age > 80 | 34.0 + 6.6 | 33.2 + 6.4 | 0.8 (− 1.4, 3.0) | 419 (309, 443) | 438 (398, 452) | 19.0 (− 1.2, 39.3) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma | ||||||
n = 102 | n = 76 | n = 102 | n = 76 | |||
Overall | 29.8 + 5.2 | 31.4 + 5.3 | - 1.6 (− 3.2,-0.04) | 443 (424, 462) | 448 (412, 457) | 4.8 (− 5.4, 14.9) |
n = 42 | n = 37 | n = 42 | n = 37 | |||
Age 18–69 | 28.1 + 4.7 | 30.3 + 4.4 | - 2.2 (− 4.6, 0.1) | 452 (438, 457) | 448 (414, 457) | - 4.8 (− 16.6, 7.1) |
n = 32 | n = 22 | n = 32 | n = 22 | |||
Age 70–79 | 31.5 + 5.3 | 32.1 + 6.7 | - 0.6 (− 3.9, 2.7) | 440 (421, 457) | 442 (410, 457) | 2.4 (− 19.5, 24.3) |
n = 28 | n = 17 | n = 28 | n = 17 | |||
Age > 80 | 29.4 + 5.2 | 32.2 + 5.2 | - 2.8 (− 6.0, 0.2) | 443 (298, 464) | 452 (405, 462) | 9.5 (− 47.7, 66.8) |
Pulmonary edema | ||||||
n = 75 | n = 86 | n = 75 | n = 86 | |||
Overall | 32.4 + 6.9 | 31.5 + 5.2 | 0.9 (− 1.0, 2.8) | 452 (419, 290) | 426 (314, 457) | - 26.2 (− 42.6, − 9.8) |
n = 31 | n = 40 | n = 31 | n = 40 | |||
Age 18–69 | 33.1 + 7.5 | 32.0 + 5.7 | 1.1 (− 2.0, 4.2) | 462 (438, 471) | 426 (314, 457) | - 35.7 (− 71.0, − 0.5) |
n = 24 | n = 21 | n = 24 | n = 21 | |||
Age 70–79 | 31.6 + 7.4 | 30.4 + 4.5 | 1.2 (− 2.5, 4.9) | 438 (390, 461) | 428 (400, 452) | - 9.5 (− 43.2, 24.2) |
n = 20 | n = 25 | n = 20 | n = 25 | |||
Age > 80 | 32.4 + 5.2 | 31.7 + 4.9 | 0.7 (− 2.4, 3.7) | 455 (424, 462) | 419 (305, 452) | - 35.7 (− 84.1, 12.6) |