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Table 3 Safety and tolerance within the first 7 days following treatment initiation

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

Tolerance issues

Total

n = 80

Standard of care

n = 22

Lopinavir/ritonavir

n = 20

Hydroxy-chloroquine

n = 38

p value

Neutropenia, n (%)

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (5)

0 (0)

0.219

Anemia, n (%)

7 (9)

2 (9)

2 (10)

3 (8)

0.962

Thrombocytopenia, n (%)

10 (13)

2 (9)

3 (15)

5 (13)

0.834

Increased aspartate aminotransferase > 5 N, n (%)

20 (25)

6 (27)

7 (35)

7 (18)

0.367

Increased alanine aminotransferase > 5 N, n (%)

14 (18)

3 (14)

3 (15)

8 (21)

0.724

Acute renal failure KDIGO ≥ 2, n (%)

40 (50)

12 (55)

12 (60)

16 (42)

0.381

Prolonged QT interval*, n (%)

1 (1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (3)

0.571

  1. Categorical variables are expressed as absolute value (%). p values are given for the comparison between groups of treatment
  2. KDIGO Kidney disease improving global outcome
  3. *QT interval is prolonged when > 450 ms in men and > 470 ms in women