The Critically Ill Without COVID-19 Infection During the COVID-19 Pandemic: an Analysis of Race and Ethnicity at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
; 2022 Jul 06.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1920369
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This investigation sought to compare admissions, length of stay, and mortality among medical intensive care unit (MICU) patients without coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection admitted to an urban safety-net hospital during the pandemic by patients' self-identified race and ethnicity. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We conducted a retrospective observational study comparing MICU admissions before and during the first surge of COVID-19 illness at an urban, safety-net hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.RESULTS:
MICU admissions declined from a pre-pandemic average of 968 to 761 during the first COVID surge, including 627 patients (82%) without COVID-19 infection. MICU mortality among patients without COVID-19 infection during the pandemic was 12.8% compared to 9.6% in the pre-pandemic period (p = 0.045). However, rates of non-COVID-19 MICU admissions, mortality, volume, and length of stay did not differ by race and ethnicity between time periods. Of the 131 MICU admissions with COVID-19 infection, patients were more frequently Hispanic ethnicity (24%) or Black (40%), and less frequently White (22%) compared to the pre-pandemic cohort (7%, 30%, and 48%, respectively [p < 0.001]).CONCLUSIONS:
During the first COVID-19 surge, MICU admissions for non-COVID-19 disease decreased from pre-pandemic levels, but these patients experienced greater mortality. Unlike critically ill patients admitted with COVID-19 infection, admissions and hospital mortality did not differ by race and ethnicity compared to the pre-pandemic period.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S40615-022-01361-z
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