Definition of target population
| Target population . | Definition . |
|---|---|
| Acutely ill | Patients with COVID-19 who require hospital admission, generally to an inpatient medical ward, without intensive clinical support (ie, not to the ICU), but may be treated in other settings if the hospital is over capacity. Hospital capacity and admission criteria may vary according to the specific setting. Some observational studies informing the baseline risk of critical outcomes reported on all patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in aggregate and had fewer than 20% in the ICU without separating their outcomes. Such populations were labeled as acutely ill. |
| Target population . | Definition . |
|---|---|
| Acutely ill | Patients with COVID-19 who require hospital admission, generally to an inpatient medical ward, without intensive clinical support (ie, not to the ICU), but may be treated in other settings if the hospital is over capacity. Hospital capacity and admission criteria may vary according to the specific setting. Some observational studies informing the baseline risk of critical outcomes reported on all patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in aggregate and had fewer than 20% in the ICU without separating their outcomes. Such populations were labeled as acutely ill. |