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Comparison of Hospital Readmission and Mortality between COVID-19 and Pneumonia Patients

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors can have lasting signs and symptoms, including various organ damage, indicating that COVID-19 can be a chronic illness. The current study aims to compare the 30-day hospital readmission and death rate of patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 an...

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Autores principales: Alyabsi, Mesnad, Aldibasi, Omar, Bosaeed, Mohammad, Alanazi, Maha, Alqarni, Anwar, Albdah, Bayan, Alharbi, Naif Khalaf, Alghnam, Suliman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9318279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35887963
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11144199
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Sumario:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors can have lasting signs and symptoms, including various organ damage, indicating that COVID-19 can be a chronic illness. The current study aims to compare the 30-day hospital readmission and death rate of patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 and pneumonia due to other causes. A retrospective cohort study was conducted using data from the Saudi National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA). Records of patients admitted with COVID-19 between 1 March 202 and 31 December 2020 (n = 3597) and pneumonia during 2017 and 2019 (n = 6324) were retrieved and analyzed. We compared the likelihood of 30-day hospital readmission, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and death between the two groups. Compared with the control group, COVID-19 patients had higher odds of 30-day readmission (odds ratio 1.90, 95% confidence interval 1.61–2.24), higher risk of ICU transfer (hazard ratio 1.85, 95% confidence interval 1.65–2.07), more extended hospital stay (7 vs. 4 days), but less risk of death (hazard ratio 0.18, 95% confidence interval 0.14–0.24). The findings that hospital readmission was higher in COVID-19 recovered patients than in other pneumonia patients inform the current discussion about readmission and death in COVID-19 patients.