Table 2 Vital signs and clinical risk scores at emergency department admission in patients with covid-19 infection in the period from March 9th to April 27th by disease severity, n = 66
Severe disease (n = 15) | Less severe disease (n = 51) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Vital signs | |||
Body temperature (°C) | 38.0 (0.8) | 38.0 (0.7) | 0.99 |
Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | 26.3 (6.3) | 20.1 (3.3) | < 0.05 |
Oxygen saturation (%) | 92.2 (3.0) | 95.7 (2.7) | < 0.05 |
Heart rate (beats/min) | 89.1 (14.7) | 80.3 (18.2) | 0.07 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 127.7 (21.5) | 132.1 (19.8) | 0.49 |
NEWS21 score | 6.9 (3.2) | 3.4 (2.3) | < 0.05 |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Clinical risk scores | |||
NEWS21 score ≥ 5 | 13 (87) | 15 (29) | < 0.05 |
NEWS21 score ≥ 6 | 12 (80) | 8 (16) | < 0.05 |
qSOFA2 score ≥ 2 | 4 (27) | 1 (2) | < 0.05 |
≥ 2 SIRS3 criteria | 9 (60) | 17 (33) | 0.06 |
CRB-65 score ≥ 2 | 4 (27) | 5 (10) | 0.09 |
Selected subscores | |||
Oxygen saturation ≤ 93% | 9 (60) | 9 (18) | < 0.05 |
Respiratory rate ≥ 22/min | 11 (73) | 15 (29) | < 0.05 |
Systolic blood pressure ≤ 100 mmHg | 1 (7) | 1 (2) | 0.35 |
Heart rate > 90 beats/min | 5 (33) | 10 (20) | 0.27 |
Acute confusion | 5 (33) | 7 (14) | 0.08 |
Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤ 14 | 4 (27) | 3 (6) | < 0.05 |