Temporal trends in hospitalizations and 30-day mortality in older patients during the COVID pandemic from March 2020 to July 2021.
Sara Garcia-PtacekHong XuMartin AnnetorpViktoria Bäck JerlardtzTommy CederholmMalin EngströmMiia KivipeltoLars Göran LundbergCarina MetznerMaria OlssonJosefina Skogö NyvangCarina Sühl ÖbergElisabet ÅkessonDorota ReligaMaria EriksdotterPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Hospital admissions and 30-day mortality after hospitalizations for COVID-19 increased in periods of high community transmission, albeit with decreasing mortality rates from wave 1 to 3, with a probable vaccination effect in wave 3. Thus, the healthcare system could not compensate for the high community spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic peaks, which also led to displacing care for non-COVID geriatric patients.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- mental health
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular disease
- quality improvement
- pain management
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain