The likelihood of admission to an intensive care bed dramatically decreased in elderly patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
Miró, Òscar (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona)
Burillo, G. (Hospital Universitario de Canarias (La Laguna))
López-Ayala, P. (University Hospital Basel (Basilea, Suïssa))
Aguiló, Sira (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona)
Fernández, C. (Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid))
Alquézar-Arbé, A (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau)
González del Castillo, J. (Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid))
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Fecha:	2024
Resumen:	Background: During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the availability of mechanical ventilators was very limited and ad hoc recommendations establishing age to be used for patient triage for having access to intensive care beds (ICBs) were proposed. No reports have evaluated how this policy impacted ICB admission in Western countries. Aims: We analyzed the age-related probability of ICB admission during first COVID-19 pandemic wave. Materials and Methods: We included all patients ≥65 years attended in 42 Spanish emergency departments (EDs) covering around 22% of the Spanish population during 1-week of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (9128 ED visits) and compared the probability of ICB admission respect to patients coming to these EDs 1-week of 1-year earlier (24,128 ED visits). Results: We found that compared with patients aged 65, the probability of ICB admission was significantly reduced from 79 years and up during the pandemic period (odds ratio [OR] = 0. 60 for patients aged 79, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0. 39-0. 94), while a significant reduction of ICB admission probabilities was found from 88 years and up during the pre-COVID-19 period (OR = 0. 66 for patients aged 88, 95% CI = 0. 45-0. 95) (p < 0. 001 for interaction). Similar results were found when analyses were limited to hospitalized or deceased patients and also after adjustment using sex and several baseline status covariates. Conclusion: There was a real limitation in clinical practice of ICB admission based on age during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Materia:	COVID-19 ; Geriatric patients ; ICU
Publicado en:	Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 31 Núm. 4 (august 2024) , p. 199-206, ISSN 2309-5407

DOI: 10.1002/hkj2.12026

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