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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Prescribing errors in post - COVID-19 patients: prevalence, severity, and risk factors in patients visiting a post - COVID-19 outpatient clinic

  

Total included patients (n = 98)

Demographics at hospital admission

Age in years

Median (IQRa)

61.0 (50.5–70.3)

Range

18.0–86.0

Gender

Male (%)

67.3

BMI in kg/m2

Median (IQRa)

27.3 (24.6–30.1)

(N = 87)

Range

18.8–40.0

Smoker

Yes (%)

6.1

(N = 80)

Number of patients with no (blanc) medical history

%

28.6

Charlson Comorbidity Index

Median (IQRa)

2 (1–3)

Range

1–6

 Charlson Comorbidity Index 0

%

20.4

 Charlson Comorbidity Index 1

%

17.3

 Charlson Comorbidity Index 2

%

21.4

 Charlson Comorbidity Index 3

%

22.4

 Charlson Comorbidity Index 4

%

13.3

 Charlson Comorbidity Index 5

%

3.1

 Charlson Comorbidity Index 6

%

2.0

Living situation prior to COVID-19 hospitalization:

 at home without professional care

%

88.8

 at home with professional care

%

5.1

 at home with informal care

%

3.1

 at a nursing home

%

1.0

 homeless

%

1.0

Transferred from another hospital

Yes (%)

27.6

Number of prescriptions at admission according to CMA

Median (IQRa)

3.0 (1.0–6.0)

Range

0–16

Number of drugs in admission letter of hospital of first COVID-19 presentationc

Median (IQRa)

2.0 (1.0–5.0)

Range

0–15

Hospitalization characteristics

Regular medication reconciliation performed at hospital admission

Yes (%)

7.1

ICU admission during hospitalization

Yes (%)

36.7

 Intubated at ICU

Yes (%)

80.6

(N = 36)

 Received renal replacement therapy at ICU

Yes (%)

11.1

(N = 36)

 Total duration of ICU admission in days

Median (IQRa)

12.0 (6.25–18.75) (N = 36)

Range

1.0–61.0

Complications during hospitalization

Yes (%)

44.9

 Pulmonary embolism

%

18.4

 Delirium that required treatment with medication

%

22.4

 Infection other than SARS-CoV-2 infection

%

11.2

 Deep vein thromboembolism

%

3.1

 Myocardial infarction

%

2.0

 Atrial fibrillation

%

4.1

 Ischemic or hemorrhage stroke

%

5.1

 Pericarditis

%

4.1

Number of intramural transfersb (i.e. transfers between departments within the Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc

Median (IQRa)

1 (0–1)

Range

0–8

Duration of hospitalization in days

Median (IQRa)

8.5 (4.0–19.0)

Range

1–70

After hospital discharge

Living situation direct after discharge:

 home without professional care

%

56.1

 home with professional care

%

3.1

 home with informal care

%

3.1

 Temporary rehabilitation center ultimately to home

%

32.7

 a nursing home

%

4.1

 homeless

%

1.0

Number of prescriptions at discharge according to CMD

Median (IQRa)

5.0 (3.0–9.0)

Range

0–15

Number of drugs in discharge letterd

Median (IQRa)

5.0 (3.0–9.0)

Range

0–17

At time of PCOC

Living situation at time of PCOC visit:

 home without professional care

%

84.7

 home with professional care

%

5.1

 home with informal care

%

5.1

 Temporary rehabilitation center ultimately to home

 

2.0

 a nursing home

%

1.0

 homeless

%

1.0

 unknown

%

1.0

Number of prescriptions in CMP

Median (IQRa)

3.5 (1.0–7.0)

Range

0–19

Number of OTC drugs

Median (IQRa)

0 (0–1.0)

Range

0–8

  1. a Interquartile range with lower and upper quartile
  2. b the number of transfers between departments/wards within Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc
  3. c Either of Amsterdam UMC – location VUmc or of another hospital
  4. d of Amsterdam UMC – location VUmc