Table 3 Characteristics of the patients evaluated by the Triage Committee
From: Operation of a triage committee for advanced life support during the COVID-19 pandemic
Variable | ICU candidate? | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
n = 106 | n = 75 | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 68 (57,1%) | 51 (42,9%) | 0,591 |
Female | 38 (61,3%) | 24 (38,7%) | |
Age | |||
Median ± Deviation | 72,69 ± 8,28 | 66,48 ± 10,53 | < 0,001 |
Charlson Index | |||
Median (p25-p75) | 4 (3—6) | 3 (3—4) | < 0,001 |
Barthel Index | |||
Median (p25-p75) | 100 (85—100) | 100 (98—100) | 0,053 |
Cognitive Impairment | |||
No | 98 (57%) | 74 (43%) | 0,242 |
Slight | 6 (85,7%) | 1 (14,3%) | |
Moderate | 1 (100%) | ||
Dementia according to Charlson Index | |||
No | 100 (57,5%) | 74 (42,5%) | 0,242 |
Yes | 6 (85,7%) | 1 (14,3%) | |
Functional dependency | |||
Moderate-Severe | 10 (83,3%) | 2 (16,7%) | 0,197 |
Slight | 24 (60%) | 16 (40%) | |
Independent | 65 (56,5%) | 50 (43,5%) | |
Functional dependency | |||
Dependence | 34 (65,4%) | 18 (34,6%) | 0,280 |
Independence | 65 (56,5%) | 50 (43,5%) | |
Congenital intellectual disability | |||
No | 100 (59,2%) | 69 (40,8%) | 0,325 |
Yes | 4 (40%) | 6 (60%) | |
Disabling psychiatric disorder | |||
No | 101 (57,4%) | 75 (42,6%) | 0,266 |
Yes | 3 (100%) | ||
Obesity 3–4 | |||
No | 97 (58,1%) | 70 (41,9%) | 1,000 |
Yes | 7 (63,6%) | 4 (36,4%) | |
Severe pulmonary disease | |||
No | 82 (56,9%) | 62 (43,1%) | 0,525 |
Yes | 22 (62,9%) | 13 (37,1%) | |
Severe cardiopathy | |||
No | 99 (57,6%) | 73 (42,4%) | 0,403 |
Yes | 5 (83,3%) | 1 (16,7%) | |