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Table 1 Use of respiratory interventions in COVID-19 patient population

From: Practical strategies to reduce nosocomial transmission to healthcare professionals providing respiratory care to patients with COVID-19

Study

Huang et al. [5]

(n = 41)

Wu et al. [6] (n = 201)

Wang et al. [7]

(n = 138)

Guan et al. [8]

(n = 1099)

Yang et al. [9]

(n = 52)

Arentz et al. [10]

(n = 21)

Grasseli et al. [11]

(n = 1591)

Richardson et al. [12]

(n = 5700)

Study design

Prospective cohort, single center

Retrospective cohort, single center

Retrospective, single-center case series

Retrospective data from 552 hospitals in China

Retrospective cohort, single center

Retrospective cohort, single center

Retrospective case series

Retrospective case series

Study population

Confirmed COVID-19 cases from Dec 16, 2019, to Jan 2, 2020

Confirmed COVID-19 cases from Dec 25, 2019, to Jan 26, 2020

Confirmed COVID-19 cases from Jan 1 to Jan 28, 2020

Confirmed COVID-19 cases through January 29, 2020

Critically illb confirmed COVID-19 cases from late Dec 2019 to Jan 26, 2020

Confirmed COVID-19 cases admitted to ICU from Feb 20 to March 5, 2020

Critically ill laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases from Feb 20 to March 18, 2020

Confirmed COVID-19 cases admitted to 12 hospitals in New York City from March 1 to April 4, 2020

Age

49 (IQR, 41–58)

51 (IQR, 43–60)

56 (IQR, 42–68)

47 (IQR 35–58)

59.7 (± 13.3)

70 (IQR, 43–92)

63 (IQR, 56–70)

63 (IQR, 52–75)

ICU admission

13 (32%)

53 (26.4%)

36 (26%)

55 (5%)

52 (100%)

21 (100%)

1591 (100%)

373/2634 (14.2%)

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

12 (29%)

84 (41.8%)

27 (19.6%)

37 (3.4%)

35 (67%)

20 (95%)

NR

NR

Oxygen therapy

27 (66%)

98 (49%)

106 (77%)

454 (41.3%)

NR

NR

13/1300 (1%)

1584/5693 (27.8%)

High-flow nasal cannula

10 (24%)a

NR

NR

NR

33 (63.5%)

1 (4.8%)

NR

NR

Non-invasive ventilation

10 (24%)a

61 (30%)

15 (10.9%)

56 (5.1%)

29 (56%)

4 (19%)

137/1300 (11%)

NR

Invasive mechanical ventilation

2 (5%)

5 (2.5%)

17 (12.3%)

25 (2.3%)

22 (42%)

15 (71%)

1150/1300 (88%)

320/2634 (12.2%)

Prone position ventilation

NR

NR

NR

NR

6 (11.5%)

8 (38%)

240/875 (27%)

NR

ECMO

2 (5%)

1 (0.5%)

4 (2.9%)

5 (0.5%)

6 (11.5%)

NR

5/498 (1%)

NR

  1. Abbreviations: ICU intensive care unit, IMV invasive mechanical ventilation, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, NR not reported
  2. aReported as NIV or HFNC use; bdefined as those admitted to ICU requiring mechanical ventilation or had FiO2 ≥ 0.6
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