Clinical Outcomes of US Adults Hospitalized for COVID-19 and Influenza in the Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network, October 2021-September 2022.
Noah KojimaChristopher A TaylorMark W TenfordeDawud UjamaaAlissa O'HalloranKadam PatelShua J ChaiPam Daily KirleyNisha B AldenBreanna KawasakiJames MeekKimberly Yousey-HindesEvan J AndersonKyle P OpenoLibby ReegVal Tellez NunezRuth LynfieldKathryn Como-SabettiSusan L RoppYomei P ShawNancy L SpinaGrant BarneySophrena BusheyKevin PophamNancy E MoranEli ShiltzMelissa SuttonNasreen AbdullahH Keipp TalbotWilliam SchaffnerRyan ChatelainAndrea PriceShikha GargFiona P HaversCatherine H BozioPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)
Severe outcomes were common among adults hospitalized for COVID-19 or influenza, while the percentage of COVID-19 hospitalizations involving critical care decreased from October 2021 to September 2022. During the Omicron BA.5 period, intensive care unit admission frequency was similar for COVID-19 and influenza, although patients with COVID-19 had a higher frequency of in-hospital death.