Readmission and Death After Initial Hospital Discharge Among Patients With COVID-19 in a Large Multihospital System

Readmission and Death After Initial Hospital Discharge Among Patients With COVID-19 in a Large Multihospital System

This study describes reasons for readmission, use of ICU interventions during readmission, and proportions of death after initial hospital discharge of COVID-19 patients from US Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals in March-June 2020.

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2021-01, Vol.325 (3), p.304-306
Hauptverfasser: Donnelly, John P, Wang, Xiao Qing, Iwashyna, Theodore J, Prescott, Hallie C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
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COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - mortality
COVID-19 - therapy
Female
Heart Failure - epidemiology
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Letter
Letters
Male
Middle Aged
Online First
Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data
Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data
Research Letter
Respiration, Artificial - statistics & numerical data
SARS-CoV-2
Time Factors
Vasoconstrictor Agents - therapeutic use
Veterans Health Services - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:This study describes reasons for readmission, use of ICU interventions during readmission, and proportions of death after initial hospital discharge of COVID-19 patients from US Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals in March-June 2020.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2020.21465