Comparison of Hospital Readmission and Mortality Between COVID-19 and Pneumonia Patients

Overview

Journal J Clin Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2022 Jul 27

PMID 35887963

Authors

Mesnad Alyabsi

Omar AlDibasi

Mohammad Bosaeed

Maha Alanazi

Anwar Alqarni

Bayan Albdah

Naif Khalaf Alharbi

Suliman Alghnam

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Abstract

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 ( = 3597) and pneumonia during 2017 and 2019 ( = 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.

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