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. 2021 Mar 30;65(2):222–226. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2020-0564LE

Table 1.

Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of COVID-19 and Control Samples.

Case No. Age Sex Race Smoking Status Length of Hospital Stay Immunosuppression Ventilatory Support Duration of MV P/F Ratio Lung Autopsy Findings
C1 36 M Black Yes 13 Tocilizumab, hydrocortisone HFNC, MV 9 d 64 Acute bronchopneumonia and few microthrombi
C2 84 F Black Former 4 None NC none 191 Lungs with acute and chronic aspiration pneumonia, focal bronchopneumonia
C3 84 M Black N/A 1 None HFNC none 65 Reactive pneumocytes and fibrin thrombi with bilateral bronchopneumonia
C4 77 F Black N/A 15 Tocilizumab HFNC none NA Hyaline membrane formation and focal superimposed bronchopneumonia
C5 51 F Black Yes 12 Hydrocortisone HFNC, MV 7 d 64 Diffuse alveolar damage and mucous plugging
C6 82 F Black Former 13 Hydrocortisone HFNC, MV 13 d 63 Diffuse alveolar damage, hemorrhage, aspiration pneumonia
C7 84 F Black No 5 Hydrocortisone NC none N/A Acute and chronic aspiration pneumonia
C8 40 M Black No 25 Tocilizumab MV 22 d 62 Diffuse alveolar damage, thromboemboli, areas of infarction
C9 80 F Black Former 1 None NC none N/A Diffuse acute pneumonia and focal platelet thrombi
C10 78 F Black Former 5 None MV 6 d 141 Diffuse alveolar damage and intraalveolar hemorrhage
R1 58 M N/A Yes N/A N/A MV N/A N/A Recent hemorrhage (trauma)
R2 59 F N/A Yes N/A N/A MV N/A N/A Patchy nonspecific interstitial fibrosis
R3 53 M N/A Former N/A N/A MV N/A N/A Emphysema
R4 35 M N/A Yes N/A N/A MV N/A N/A Emphysema, patchy nonspecific interstitial fibrosis
R5 59 F N/A Yes N/A N/A MV N/A N/A Patchy nonspecific interstitial fibrosis

Definition of abbreviations: C = COVID-19 case number; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease; HFNC = high-flow NC; MV = mechanical ventilation; N/A = not applicable; NC = nasal cannula; R = Gift of Hope case number.