Predictors of discharge disposition and mortality following hospitalization with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has overwhelmed hospital capacity, prioritizing the need to understand factors associated with type of discharge disposition.

Objective

Characterization of disposition associated factors following SARS-CoV-2.

Design

Retrospective study of SARS-CoV-2 positive patients from March 7th, 2020, to May 4th, 2022, requiring hospitalization.

Setting

Midwest academic health-system.

Participants

Patients above the age 18 years admitted with PCR + SARS-CoV-2.

Intervention

None.

Main outcomes

Discharge to home versus PAC (inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF), skilled-nursing facility (SNF), long-term acute care (LTACH)), or died/hospice while hospitalized (DH).

Results

We identified 62,279 SARS-CoV-2 PCR+ pat

SUBMITTER: Ikramuddin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10101512 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature