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: Received: 2 June 2020 / Approved: 4 June 2020 / Online: 4 June 2020 (08:03:48 CEST)
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Baumer, T.; Phillips, E.; Dhadda, A.; Szakmany, T.; COVID-19 Group, G. Insights into the Epidemiology of the First Wave of COVID-19 ICU Admissions in South Wales – the Interplay between Ethnicity and Deprivation. Preprints2020, 2020060029. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202006.0029.v1
Baumer, T.; Phillips, E.; Dhadda, A.; Szakmany, T.; COVID-19 Group, G. Insights into the Epidemiology of the First Wave of COVID-19 ICU Admissions in South Wales – the Interplay between Ethnicity and Deprivation. Preprints 2020, 2020060029. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202006.0029.v1
Baumer, T.; Phillips, E.; Dhadda, A.; Szakmany, T.; COVID-19 Group, G. Insights into the Epidemiology of the First Wave of COVID-19 ICU Admissions in South Wales – the Interplay between Ethnicity and Deprivation. Preprints2020, 2020060029. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202006.0029.v1
APA Style
Baumer, T., Phillips, E., Dhadda, A., Szakmany, T., & COVID-19 Group, G. (2020). Insights into the Epidemiology of the First Wave of COVID-19 ICU Admissions in South Wales – the Interplay between Ethnicity and Deprivation. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202006.0029.v1
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Baumer, T., Tamas Szakmany and Gwent COVID-19 Group. 2020 "Insights into the Epidemiology of the First Wave of COVID-19 ICU Admissions in South Wales – the Interplay between Ethnicity and Deprivation" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202006.0029.v1
Abstract
On the 9th March 2020, the first patient with COVID-19 was admitted to ICU in the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Wales. We prospectively recorded the rate of ICU admissions of 52 patients with COVID-19 over 60 days, focusing on the epidemiology of ethnicity and deprivation. Patients were 65% (34 of 52) male and had a median (IQR) age of 55 (48-62) years. Prevalent comorbidities included obesity (52%); diabetes (33%), and asthma (23%). COVID-19 hospital and ICU inpatient numbers peaked on days 23 and 39, respectively – a lag of 16 days. The ICU mortality rate was 33% (17 of 52). Black, Asian and Minority Ethnics (BAME) population represented 35% of ICU COVID-19 admissions (18 of 52) and 35% of deaths (6 of 17). Within the BAME group, 72% (13 of 18) were found to reside in geographical areas representing the 20% most deprived in Wales, versus 27% of Caucasians (9 of 33). Less than 5% of the population within the hospital catchment area are of BAME descent, yet they represent a disproportionately high proportion of patients with ICU admission and mortality suffering from COVID-19. The interplay between ethnicity and deprivation, which is complex, may be a factor in our findings. This in turn could be related to an increased prevalence of co-morbidities; higher community exposure; or genetic polymorphisms.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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