Short-Stay Hospitalizations for Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Patients requiring hospital care for COVID-19 may be stable for discharge soon after admission. This study sought to describe patient characteristics associated with short-stay hospitalization for COVID-19. We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients with COVID-19 admitted to five United States hospitals from March to December 2020. We used multivariable logistic regression to identify patient characteristics associated with short hospital length-of-stay. Of 3103 patients, 648 (20.9%) were hospitalized for less than 48 h. These patients were significantly less likely to have an age greater than 60, diabetes, chronic kidney disease; emergency department vital sign abnormalities, or abnormal initial diagnostic testing. For patients with no significant risk factors, the adjusted pro

SUBMITTER: Kilaru AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8125769 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature