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. 2022 May 10;17(5):e0268050. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268050

Table 2. Outcomes of hospitalized severe or critical COVID-19 patients by vaccine status.

Total n = 349 No vaccine n = 202 Two Vaccines n = 122 Booster n = 25 P
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
COVID-19 worse severity: ª
Severe 243 (70) 131 (65) 90 (74) 22 (88) 0.028
Critical 106 (30) 71 (35) 32 (26) 3 (12)
Maximal oxygen support needed: b
Nasal cannula 179 (52) 91 (45) 70 (58) 18 (72) 0.004
Oxygen mask 64 (18) 40 (20) 20 (16.5) 4 (16)
Non-invasive 57 (16) 39 (19) 17 (14) 1 (4)
Intubation 47 (13.5) 31 (15) 14 (12) 2 (8)
Death 70 (20) 40 (20) 26 (21) 4 (16) 0.825
ICU admission 36 (10) 29 (14) 7 (6) 0 0.010
Hospital duration, mean, days 8.05± 8.47 8.7± 9.5 7.2± 6.9 6.4± 5.2 0.185
Extra–pulmonaryc 37 (11) 18 (9) 16 (13) 3 (12) 0.479
AKId 88 (25) 50 (25) 32 (26) 6 (24) 0.947
Other proven infectione 54 (15.5) 25 (12) 24 (20) 5 (20) 0.172

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit; AKI, acute kidney injury.

ª Severity of illness was determined according to the National Institutes of Health and Israel Ministry of Health definitions.

b Oxygen mask include the need of a low flow mask (venturi mask) or a reservoir mask; Non-invasive include the need of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC).

c Cardiovascular, neurological, and hematological complications attributed to COVID-19 effect.

d Acute kidney injury diagnosed as an increase in serum creatinine by ≥0.3 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) within 48 hours or an increase in serum creatinine to ≥1.5 times baseline.

e Non COVID-19 infection is defined by symptoms not attributed to covid-19 with a relevant positive culture.