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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Evolution of the Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Unvaccinated Patients Affected by Critical COVID-19 Pneumonia from the Pre-Vaccination to the Post-Vaccination Waves in Italy.

Cecilia Calabrese, Anna Annunziata, Domenica Francesca Mariniello, Antonietta Coppola, Angela Irene Mirizzi, Francesca Simioli, Corrado Pelaia, Lidia Atripaldi, Gaia Pugliese, Salvatore Guarino and 1 more

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Cecilia CalabreseDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', A.O.R.N. Ospedali dei Colli, 80131 Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4293-4461
Anna AnnunziataDepartment of Intensive Care, A.O.R.N. Ospedali dei Colli, 80131 Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2404-3545
Domenica Francesca MarinielloDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', A.O.R.N. Ospedali dei Colli, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
Antonietta CoppolaDepartment of Intensive Care, A.O.R.N. Ospedali dei Colli, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
Angela Irene MirizziDepartment of Intensive Care, A.O.R.N. Ospedali dei Colli, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
Francesca SimioliDepartment of Intensive Care, A.O.R.N. Ospedali dei Colli, 80131 Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9457-6558
Corrado PelaiaRespiratory Medicine Unit, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4236-7367
Lidia AtripaldiDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', A.O.R.N. Ospedali dei Colli, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
Gaia PuglieseDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', A.O.R.N. Ospedali dei Colli, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
Salvatore GuarinoDepartment of Radiology, Monaldi Hospital, A.O.R.N. Ospedali dei Colli, 80131 Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3978-2567
Giuseppe FiorentinoDepartment of Intensive Care, A.O.R.N. Ospedali dei Colli, 80131 Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2523-9769

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Abstract

The vaccination campaign and the new SARS-CoV-2 variants may have changed the clinical profile and outcomes of patients admitted to sub-intensive unit care. We conducted a retrospective study aimed to compare the clinical and radiological features of unvaccinated critical COVID-19 patients hospitalized during the last pandemic wave (December 2021−February 2022, No-Vax group) and before starting the vaccination campaign (March−December 2020, Pre-Vax group). The No-Vax group was also compared with vaccinated patients of the same pandemic wave (Vax group). With respect to the Pre-Vax group, the No-Vax group contained a higher percentage of smokers (p = 0.0007) and a lower prevalence of males (p = 0.0003). At admission, the No-Vax patients showed both a higher CT score of pneumonia and a worse severe respiratory failure (p < 0.0001). In the No-Vax group, a higher percentage of deaths occurred, though this was not significant. In comparison with the No-Vax group, the Vax patients were older (p = 0.0097), with a higher Charlson comorbidity index (p < 0.0001) and a significantly lower HRCT score (p = 0.0015). The percentage of deaths was not different between the two groups. The No-Vax patients showed a more severe disease in comparison with the Pre-Vax patients, and were younger and had fewer comorbidities than the Vax patients.

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clinical characteristicsCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 pneumoniaHRCT scoreoutcomesrespiratory failureSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationSARS-CoV-2 variants

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