Short-Stay Hospitalizations for Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
J Clin Med
; 10(9)2021 May 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1224040
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Patients requiring hospital care for COVID-19 may be stable for discharge soon after admission. This study sought to describe patient characteristics associated with short-stay hospitalization for COVID-19.METHODS:
We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients with COVID-19 admitted to five United States hospitals from March to December 2020. We used multivariable logistic regression to identify patient characteristics associated with short hospital length-of-stay.RESULTS:
Of 3103 patients, 648 (20.9%) were hospitalized for less than 48 h. These patients were significantly less likely to have an age greater than 60, diabetes, chronic kidney disease; emergency department vital sign abnormalities, or abnormal initial diagnostic testing. For patients with no significant risk factors, the adjusted probability of short-stay hospitalization was 62.4% (95% CI 58.9-69.6).CONCLUSION:
Identification of candidates for early hospital discharge may allow hospitals to streamline throughput using protocols that optimize the efficiency of hospital care and coordinate post-discharge monitoring.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jcm10091966
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