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. 2021 Aug 14;74(11):1953–1965. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab703

Table 8.

Complications of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients With Different Disease Severities

Total Moderate Severe Critically Ill
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
 During hospitalization 10/594 (1.7%) 0 (0.0) 4/379 (1.1%) 6/64 (9.4%)
 At discharge 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 3 m post-discharge 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 6 m post-discharge 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 12 m post-discharge 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Abnormal liver function
 During hospitalization 255/594 (42.9%) 18/71 (25.4%) 194/459 (42.3%) 43/64 (67.2%)
 At discharge 103/594 (17.3%) 9/71 (12.7%) 80/459 (17.4%) 14/64 (21.9%)
 3 m post-discharge 56/502 (11.2%) 4/63 (6.3%) 45/378 (11.9%) 7/61 (11.5%)
 6 m post-discharge 40/422 (9.5%) 5/52 (9.6%) 26/313 (8.3%) 9/57 (15.8%)
 12 m post discharge 37/486 (7.6%) 4/52 (7.7%) 25/379 (6.6%) 8/55 (14.5%)
Abnormal kidney function
 During hospitalization 294/594 (49.5%) 16/71 (22.5%) 244/459 (53.2%) 34/64 (53.1%)
 At discharge 201/594 (33.8%) 11/71 (15.5%) 174/459 (37.9%) 16/64 (25.0%)
 3 m post-discharge 227/502 (45.2%) 25/63 (39.7%) 177/378 (46.8%) 25/61 (41.0%)
 6 m post-discharge 157/422 (37.2%) 19/52 (36.5%) 123/313 (39.3%) 15/57 (26.3%)
 12 m post-discharge 200/486 (41.2%) 17/52 (32.7%) 158/379 (41.7%) 25/55 (45.5%)
Cardiovascular injury
 During hospitalization 60/594 (10.1%) 2/71 (2.8%) 46/459 (10.0%) 12/64 (18.8%)
 At discharge 34/594 (5.7%) 1/71 (1.4%) 27/459 (5.9%) 6/64 (9.4%)
 3 m post-discharge 232/502 (46.2%) 27/63 (42.9%) 173/378 (45.8%) 32/61 (52.5%)
 6 m post-discharge 263/422 (62.3%) 33/52 (63.5%) 198/313 (63.3%) 32/57 (56.1%)
 12 m post-discharge 251/486 (51.6%) 21/52 (40.4%) 200/379 (52.8%) 30/55 (54.5%)

Values are n/N (%), unless stated otherwise.