Table 2.
Characteristic | No. (%)a |
---|---|
Age, y, median | 63 |
Sex, female | 9 (52.9) |
Unvaccinated | 2 (11.8) |
Symptoms at hospitalization | |
ȃFever | 13 (76.5) |
ȃDyspnea | 9 (52.9) |
ȃCough | 11 (64.7) |
ȃNasal congestion | 2 (11.8) |
ȃPoor oral intake | 7 (41.2) |
ȃChest pain | 3 (17.6) |
ȃFatigue | 5 (29.4) |
CT chest findings (n = 9) | |
ȃBilateral consolidative opacities | 2 (22.2) |
ȃBilateral patchy ground-glass opacities | 8 (89.0) |
CXR findings (n = 8) | |
ȃUnilateral opacities | 3 (37.5) |
ȃBilateral opacities | 3 (37.5) |
ȃClear lungs | 2 (25) |
Oxygen requirement | |
ȃNo oxygen requirement or <24 h | 11 (64.7) |
ȃNasal cannula (>24 h) | 4 (23.5) |
ȃHigh-flow oxygen | 1 (5.9) |
ȃMechanical ventilation | 1 (5.9) |
COVID-19 severityb | |
ȃMild | 11 (64.7) |
ȃModerate | 4 (23.5) |
ȃSevere/critical | 2 (11.8) |
COVID-19 treatment | |
ȃAny COVID-19 treatment | 14 (82.4) |
ȃRemdesivir | 13 (76.5) |
ȃDexamethasone | 6 (35.3) |
ICU-level care for COVID-19 | 1 (5.9) |
Outcomes | |
ȃCOVID-19–related deathc | 3 (17.6) |
ȃCOVID-19–related readmission | 4 (23.5) |
ȃChronic infectiond | 3 (17.6) |
Length of stay, d, median (range) | 8 (1–64) |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; CT, computed tomography; CXR, chest radiograph; ICU, intensive care unit.
Patients can be in >1 category.
COVID-19 severity based on maximum oxygen requirement through admission. Mild infections remained on room air or required nasal cannula <24 hours; moderate infections required nasal cannula >24 hours; severe/critical infections required high-flow oxygen or intubation.
COVID-19–related deaths are based on review of electronic medical records and clinical judgment of patient presentation/illness in relation to the patients’ primary disease and time from COVID-19 positivity.
Chronic COVID-19 infection is defined as patients who have had progressive or recurrent COVID-19–related symptoms (or require home oxygen) with imaging consistent with COVID-19 and, in the absence of an alternate etiology, with or without evidence of viral persistence.