How Do COVID-19 Inpatients in the Denver Metropolitan Area Measure Up?

Table 4

Outcomes and clinical measures.

Clinical measure	Total inpatients (n = 681)		Discharged alive				Expired
	n	%	≤65 y (n = 332)	%	>65 y (n = 258)	%	18–65 y (n = 18)	%	>65 y (n = 73)	%
ICU care	204	29.96	87	26.20%	58	22.48%	16	88.89	43	58.90
Mechanical ventilation	118	17.33	48	14.46%	26	10.08%	14	77.78	35	47.95
Total deaths	91	13.36					18		73
ICU deaths	59	8.66					16	88.89	43	58.90
Deaths on mechanical ventilation	49	7.20					14	77.78	35	47.95
Deaths without mechanical ventilation	42	6.17					4	22.22	38	52.05
Resource use
Length of stay, median days (IQR)	5.00 (2.79–9.83)		4.04 (2.29–8.24)		5.71 (3.00–10.96)		8.19 (2.37-10.32)		6.50 (3.96-10.61)
			4.75 (2.75–9.76)				6.96 (3.96–10.29)
ICU Length of stay, median days (IQR)	6.82 (2.56–12.27)		7.83 (3.00–13.54)		5.50 (1.79–10.41)		7.61 (1.52-10.72)		6.50 (3.00-9.62)
			6.88 (2.40–13.36)				6.75 (7.00)
Vent days, median days (IQR)	9.00 (5.00–13.00)		10 (7.00–12.75)		8.00 (5.00–15.00)		7.50 (4.00-10.50)		7.00 (4.00-10.00)
			10.00 (6.00–14.00)				7.00 (6.00)
Discharge disposition	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total discharged alive	590	86.64	332	100.00	258	100.00
Home	430	63.14	309	93.07	121	46.90
Hospice	57	8.37	2	0.60	55	21.32
Facilities	103	15.12	21	6.33	82	31.78
Readmitted	86	12.63	18	5.42	68	26.36