Variables for which data is being collected at the commencement of the COVED Project
| Variable | Type | Domain |
| Demographics and history | ||
| Age (years) | Continuous | 18 to 120 |
| Sex | Binary | Male or Female |
| Overseas Travel | Binary | Yes or No |
| Close contact with confirmed COVID-19 case | Binary | Yes or No |
| Residential care facility resident | Binary | Yes or No |
| Healthcare worker | Binary | Yes or No |
| Comorbidities
Chronic respiratory disease Chronic cardiac disease Chronic hypertension Diabetes mellitus Smoker or ex-smoker Obesity Current known cancer Immunosuppression Other |
Binary Binary Binary Binary Binary Binary Binary Binary Free text |
Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No |
| Symptoms | ||
| Coryza | Binary | Yes or No |
| Fever | Binary | Yes or No |
| Cough | Binary | Yes or No |
| Sore Throat | Binary | Yes or No |
| Dyspnoea | Binary | Yes or No |
| Diarrhoea | Binary | Yes or No |
| Anosmia and/or dysgeusia | Binary | Yes or No |
| Signs | ||
| Vital signs
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) Heart rate (beats/min) Respiratory rate (breaths/min) Temperature (degrees Celsius) GCS |
Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Ordinal |
0-300 0-300 0-50 20-50 3-15 |
| Abnormalities on Chest Auscultation | Binary | Yes or No |
| Investigations | ||
| Abnormalities on Chest XRay | Binary | Yes or No |
| Blood test results (ED) | Numerical | Test specific |
| SARS-CoV-2 test result | Binary | Positive or negative |
| Management in the ED | ||
| Oxygen delivery methods in the ED:
Nasal prongs Mask High flow nasal Non-invasive Ventilated |
Binary Binary Binary Binary Binary |
Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No |
| Intubation in the ED | Binary | Yes or No |
| Disposition | ||
| Hospital admission | Binary | Yes or No |
| ICU admission | Binary | Yes or No |
| Mechanical ventilation during admission | Binary | Yes or No |
| Number of ventilation free days (days) | Continuous | 0-Maximum |
| Hospital length of stay (days) | Continuous | 0-Maximum |
| Death in hospital | Binary | Yes or No |