Influence of socioeconomic deprivation on interventions and outcomes for patients admitted with COVID-19 to critical care units in Scotland: a national cohort study

Authors: Lone, Nazir I. ;

McPeake, Joanne M. ;

Stewart, Neil I.;

Blayney, Michael C.;

Chan Seem, Robert;

Donaldson, Lorraine;

Glass, Elaine;

Haddow, Catriona;

Hall, Ros;

Martin, Caroline;

Paton, Martin;

Smith-Palmer, Alison ;

Kaye, Callum T.;

Puxty, Kathryn

Source: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe

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: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2020.100005

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to significant respiratory failure with between 14% and 18% of hospitalised patients requiring critical care admission. This study describes the impact of socioeconomic deprivation on 30-day survival following critical care admission for COVID-19, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on critical care capacity in Scotland. Methods: This cohort study used linked national hospital records including ICU, virology testing and national death records to identify and describe patients with COVID-19 admitted to critical care units in Scotland. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the impact of deprivation on 30-day mortality. Critical care capacity was described by reporting the percentage of baseline ICU bed utilisation required. Findings: There were 735 patients with COVID-19 admitted to critical care units across Scotland from 1/3/2020 to 20/6/2020. There was a higher proportion of patients from more deprived areas, with 183 admissions (24.9%) from the most deprived quintile and 100 (13.6%) from the least deprived quintile. Overall, 30-day mortality was 34.8%. After adjusting for age, sex and ethnicity, mortality was significantly higher in patients from the most deprived quintile (OR 1.97, 95%CI 1.13, 3.41, p=0.016). ICUs serving populations with higher levels of deprivation spent a greater amount of time over their baseline ICU bed capacity. Interpretation: Patients with COVID-19 living in areas with greatest socioeconomic deprivation had a higher frequency of critical care admission and a higher adjusted 30-day mortality. ICUs in health boards with higher levels of socioeconomic deprivation had both higher peak occupancy and longer duration of occupancy over normal maximum capacity. Funding: None.

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Lone, N., McPeake, J., Stewart, N., Blayney, M., Chan Seem, R., Donaldson, L., Glass, E., Haddow, C., Hall, R., Martin, C., Paton, M., Smith-Palmer, A., Kaye, C. & Puxty, K. 2020, 'Influence of socioeconomic deprivation on interventions and outcomes for patients admitted with COVID-19 to critical care units in Scotland: a national cohort study', The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 1, article no: 100005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2020.100005

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2020.100005

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