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Table 2 Primary and secondary outcomes

From: Comparison of hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir, and standard of care in critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: an opportunistic retrospective analysis

Outcomes

Total

n = 80

Standard of care

n = 22

Lopinavir/ritonavir

n = 20

Hydroxychloroquine

n = 38

p value

Treatment escalation after day 1 until day 28, n (%)

34 (43)

9 (41)

10 (50)

15 (39)

0.731

Intubation, n (%)

8 (10)

2 (9)

1 (5)

5 (13)

0.607

ECMO, n (%)

13 (16)

4 (18)

4 (20)

5 (13)

0.766

Renal replacement therapy, n (%)

19 (24)

4 (18)

8 (40)

7 (18)

0.143

Time between ICU admission and treatment escalation, days

5 (3–7)

6 (4–9)

5 (3–8)

3 (2–7)

0.441

Ventilator-free days at day 28

7 (0–22)

0 (0–23)

9 (0–16)

9 (0–23)

0.546

14-day mortality, n (%)

22 (28)

9 (41)

5 (25)

8 (21)

0.242

28-day mortality, n (%)

25 (31)

9 (41)

7 (35)

9 (24)

0.350

  1. Categorical variables are expressed as absolute value (%) and continuous variables as median (IQR). p values are given for the comparison between groups of treatment
  2. IQR interquartile range, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ICU intensive care unit