Table 1.

Case mix in acute medical units before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

HospitalCity, countryAcute care servicesCase mix during COVID-19 pandemicInclusion and exclusion criteria
Redland HospitalCleveland, Redland City, AustraliaSecondaryMixed (separate ward)No change
University Hospital of North DurhamDurham, EnglandSecondaryMixedUnavailable
Chelsea and Westminster HospitalLondon, EnglandSecondary/tertiaryNon-COVIDNIV/CPAP halted
HinchingbrookeHuntingdon, EnglandSecondaryNon-COVIDNo change
Hospital Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTertiaryNon-COVIDNo change
Amsterdam UMCAmsterdam, NetherlandsTertiaryNon-COVIDUnavailable
Royal Alexandra HospitalGlasgow, ScotlandSecondaryNon-COVIDNo change
Forth Valley Royal HospitalLarbert, ScotlandSecondaryMixedNo change
Khoo Teck Puat HospitalSingapore, SingaporeSecondaryCOVIDAMU closed
National University HospitalSingapore, SingaporeTertiaryNon-COVIDPatient with MRSA excluded
  • MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; NIV/CPAP = non-invasive ventilation / continuous positive airway pressure.