Relation

Methods for Treatment with hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and combination in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

  • Evaluated clinical outcomes of all consecutive patients hospitalized at HFHS being treated for COVID-19 from March 10, 2020 to May 2, 2020

  • Only first admission included for patients with multiple admissions

  • COVID-related admission defined as hospitalization with positive RT-PCR test

  • All patients were 18 or older and were treated as inpatients for at least 48 hours unless death occurred

  • Electronic medical records used for patient demographics and clinical characteristics

Treatments protocol-driven and consistent at all hospitals in health system:

  • Hydroxychloroquine dosed at 400 mg twice daily for 2 doses on the first day and 200 mg twice daily on days 2-5

  • Azithromycin dosed at 500 mg once daily on first day followed by 250 mg once daily for the next 4 days

  • Combination treatment was only used for select patients with severe COVID-19 and minimal cardiac risk factors based on electrocardiogram assessment

0

1

Updated 2020-08-07

Tags

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences