Electronic health records reveal that COVID-19 impacted health resources and survival of Basque population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted worldwide. The Basque Country was one of the regions in Spain most affected by the virus.

Methods

In this retrospective study, we took advantage of the Basque Health Service electronic health records data lake of over 20,000 deceased individuals, including 5000 positives for COVID-19, between 2020 and 2022 in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country, Spain).

Results

Comparison between COVID-19-positive and negative individuals' showed that the prevalence of infections was higher inside nursing homes and COVID-19 promoted a significant rise in hospitalizations, emergency entrances, and ICU admissions. No differences were observed between genders in terms of infections or survival but were detected in health resources and vaccination showed a s

SUBMITTER: Cruces-Salguero S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11606984 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature