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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population

From: Hospitalization budget impact during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

 

ER cohort

SARS-CoV-2-positive cohort

SARS-CoV-2-negative cohort

Total patients, n

989

265

348

< 18 years old, n

111

2

7

Readmissions, n

9

18

Patients included, N

878

254

323

Age, mean (SD)

49.3 (16.2)

68.4 (15.9)

70.7 (17.9)

Male, n (%)

381 (43.4)

139 (54.7)

174 (53.9)

Deaths, n (%)

3 (0.3)

43 (16.9)

32 (9.9)

Days of hospitalization, mean (SD)

1 (0.1) *

44.1 (4.8)

8.3 (1.7)

Days in ICU, mean (SD)

0 (0.1)

37.8 (4.3)

4.7 (1.9)

  1. ER, emergency room; ICU, intensive care unit; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; SD, standard deviation; ICU, intensive care unit
  2. * Stays of 16 h or less were classified as medical visits, while longer stays were classified as ER stays