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. 2022 Feb 25;64:e20. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946202264020

Table 3. Main clinical complications during the hospitalization of patients with COVID-19.

Sample(n = 565) Critical(n = 225) Non-critical(n = 340) P-value
ARDS 98 (17.3) 95 (42.2) 3 (0.9) < 0.001
Nosocomial infection 94 (16.6) 82 (36.4) 12 (3.5) < 0.001
Septic shock 86 (15.2) 82 (36.4) 4 (1.2) < 0.001
Hyperglycemia 88 (15.6) 68 (30.2) 20 (5.9) < 0.001
Pulmonary thromboembolism 40 (7.1) 29 (12.9) 11 (3.2) < 0.001
Peripheral venous thrombosis 13 (2.3) 12 (5.3) 1 (0.3) < 0.001
Hemorrhage 11 (1.9) 10 (4.4) 1 (0.3) < 0.001

Frequency (percentage); P = Pearson chi-square test; ARDS = Acute respiratory distress syndrome.