[Structure of hospital care for COVID-19 patients up to July 2020 in Germany].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients have a high morbidity and mortality and are often dependent on intensive care, especially mechanical ventilation. Little is as yet known about COVID-19 patient allocation.

Objectives

Analysis of the structures of German hospital care for COVID-19 patients up to July 2020 in terms of number of beds and previous ventilation experience.

Data and methods

For the analysis of the care structures, only completed COVID-19 cases in which the virus was detected by a PCR test were evaluated. Claims data from the German Local Health Care Funds (Allgemeine Ortskrankenkassen, AOK) were analysed. The sample includes 17,094 COVID-19 cases that were treated in 1082 hospitals.

Results

A total of 77% of all hosp

SUBMITTER: Hentschker C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837335 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature