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. 2020 Oct 23;13:3925–3936. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S268992

Table 3.

Complications and Treatments of Patients with COVID-19

Severity Mortality
Total
(n=98)
Non-ICU/Severe
(n=46)
ICU/Severe
(n=52)
P Survivor
(n=62)
Non-Survivor
(n=36)
P
Complications
 Acute cardiac injury 32 (33%) 3 (7%) 29 (56%) 0.000 4 (7%) 28 (78%) 0.000
 Heart failure 46 (47%) 10 (22%) 36 (69%) 0.000 11 (18%) 35 (97%) 0.000
 Acute cardiac injury and Heart failure 29 (30%) 2 (4%) 27 (52%) 0.000 2 (3%) 27 (75%) 0.000
 Acute respiratory distress syndrome 45 (46%) 3 (7%) 42 (81%) 0.000 11 (18%) 34 (94%) 0.000
 Acute kidney injury 29 (30%) 5 (11%) 24 (46%) 0.000 5 (8%) 24 (67%) 0.000
 Acute liver injury 41 (42%) 11 (24%) 30 (58%) 0.001 19 (31%) 22 (61%) 0.003
 Disseminated intravascular coagulation 20 (20%) 1 (2%) 19 (37%) 0.000 3 (5%) 17 (47%) 0.000
 Secondary infection 58 (59%) 16 (35%) 42 (81%) 0.000 24 (39%) 34 (94%) 0.000
Treatments
 Antibiotics 68 (69%) 16 (35%) 52 (100%) 0.000 32 (52%) 36 (100%) 0.000
 Antiviral treatment 75 (77%) 45 (98%) 30 (58%) 0.000 58 (94%) 17 (47%) 0.000
 Corticosteroids 43 (44%) 3 (7%) 40 (77%) 0.000 15 (24%) 28 (78%) 0.000
 Intravenous immunoglobin 30 (31%) 3 (7%) 27 (52%) 0.000 15 (24%) 15 (42%) 0.070
 Non-invasive mechanical ventilation 35 (36%) 1 (2%) 34 (65%) 0.000 8 (13%) 27 (75%) 0.000
 Invasive mechanical ventilation 32 (33%) 0 (0%) 32 (62%) 0.000 5 (8%) 27 (75%) 0.000
 Renal replacement therapy 8 (8%) 3 (7%) 5 (10%) 0.719 5 (8%) 3 (8%) 1.000

Notes: Data are presented as n (%) for categorical variables. P-values comparing non-ICU/severe and ICU/severe or non-survivors and survivors are from χ2 test or Fisher's exact test.

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus Disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit.