Impact of changing case definitions for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization on pandemic metrics.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the impact of commonly used case definitions for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalizations on case counts and outcomes.

Design, patients, and setting

Retrospective analysis of all adults hospitalized between March 1, 2020, and March 1, 2022, at 5 Massachusetts acute-care hospitals.

Interventions

We applied 6 commonly used definitions of COVID-19 hospitalization: positive severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay within 14 days of admission, PCR plus dexamethasone administration, PCR plus remdesivir, PCR plus hypoxemia, institutional COVID-19 flag, or COVID-19 International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes. Outcomes included case counts and in-hospital m

SUBMITTER: Shappell CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11253109 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature