Comparison of Hospital Readmission and Mortality between COVID-19 and Pneumonia Patients.
Mesnad AlyabsiOmar AldibasiMohammad BosaeedMaha AlanaziAnwar AlqarniBayan AlbdahNaif Khalaf Al HarbiSuliman AlghnamPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
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.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- acute care
- public health
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- adverse drug
- young adults
- cardiovascular disease
- mental health
- oxidative stress
- physical activity
- deep learning
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- social media
- depressive symptoms
- electronic health record
- data analysis
- health information