Patient factors and temporal trends associated with COVID-19 in-hospital mortality in England: an observational study using administrative data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Analysis of the effect of COVID-19 on the complete hospital population in England has been lacking. Our aim was to provide a comprehensive account of all hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in England during the early phase of the pandemic and to identify the factors that influenced mortality as the pandemic evolved.

Methods

This was a retrospective exploratory analysis using the Hospital Episode Statistics administrative dataset. All patients aged 18 years or older in England who completed a hospital stay (were discharged alive or died) between March 1 and May 31, 2020, and had a diagnosis of COVID-19 on admission or during their stay were included. In-hospital death was the primary outcome of interest. Multilevel logistic regression was used to model the relatio

SUBMITTER: Navaratnam AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7906650 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature