Comparison of clinical outcomes between COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated patients admitted to a Respiratory Intensive Care Unit.

F Lionello; G Guarnieri; B Molena; C Giraudo; G Arcaro; S Lococo; F Braccioni; A Achille; C Contessa; F Lugato; F Gallan; A Vianello

doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.2381

Abstract

Background: While vaccination against COVID-19 shows high efficacy in preventing Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission, its impact on the severity of patients admitted to an ICU is still unclear.

Aims and Objectives: To compare clinical characteristics and outcomes between vaccinated and unvaccinated COVID-19 patients admitted to a Respiratory ICU (RICU).

Methods: A prospective observational cohort study including adult patients admitted to the SARS-CoV-2 RICU of the University Hospital of Padova for hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure (hARF) between October 1st, and December 31st, 2021.

Results: Among 42 vaccinated patients, 40 (95.2%) had completed vaccination cycle; no one had received a buster dose.

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Vaccinated patients were older than their counterparts.

Conclusions: COVID-19 vaccination seems not to significantly reduce the clinical severity of patients admitted to a RICU for hARF.

Footnotes

Cite this article as Eur Respir J 2022; 60: Suppl. 66, 2381.

This article was presented at the 2022 ERS International Congress, in session “-”.

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