Variations of the quality of care during the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mortality rate of non-COVID-19 patients with hip fracture.
Davide GolinelliFrancesco SanmarchiAngelo CapodiciGiorgia GribaudoMattia AltiniSimona RosaFrancesco EspositoMaria Pia FantiniJacopo LenziPublished in: PloS one (2022)
There was a reduction in the overall quality of care provided to non-COVID-19 elderly patients affected by HF, whose mortality increased in March 2020. Patients' characteristics and variations in processes of care partially explained this increase. Policymakers and professionals involved in the management of COVID-19 patients should be aware of the needs of patients with other health needs, which should be carefully investigated and included in future emergency preparedness and response plans.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- sars cov
- public health
- palliative care
- hip fracture
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular events
- emergency department
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- affordable care act
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk assessment
- health information
- climate change
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- social media
- acute heart failure