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Table 2 COVID-19 severity and outcome by age group

From: Severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a hospital population: a clinical comparison across age groups

 

Age group

 < 18 years

(N = 84)

18–64

(N = 50)

 ≥ 65

(N = 20)

Hospitalization

23 (27.4)

28 (56.0)

17 (85.0)

ICU

0

1 (2.1)

3 (15.0)

Oxygen therapy

5 (6.0)

24 (48.0)

14 (70.0)

Mechanical ventilation

0

1 (2.0)

3 (15.0)

C-PAP

0

14 (28.0)

10 (50.0)

HFNC

3 (3.6)

14 (28.0)

9 (45.0)

ECMO

0

0

0

Death

0

1 (2.0)

2 (10.0)

  1. Data are numbers (%)
  2. C-PAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. ECMO Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation. HFNC High Flow Nasal Cannula. ICU Intensive Care Unit