Hospital Strain During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Outcomes in Older Racial and Ethnic Minority Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Marginalized populations have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Critically ill patients belonging to racial and ethnic minority populations treated in hospitals operating under crisis or near-crisis conditions may have experienced worse outcomes than White individuals.

Objective

To examine whether hospital strain was associated with worse outcomes for older patients hospitalized with sepsis and whether these increases in poor outcomes were greater for members of racial and ethnic minority groups compared with White individuals.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, multivariable regression analysis was conducted to assess differential changes in all-cause 30-day mortality and major morbidity among older ra

SUBMITTER: Glance LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581618 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature