Clinical Management of Hospitalized Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to characterize hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and describe their real-world treatment patterns and outcomes over time.

Methods

Adult patients hospitalized on May 1, 2020-December 31, 2020 with a discharge diagnosis of COVID-19 were identified from the Premier Healthcare Database. Patient and hospital characteristics, treatments, baseline severity based on oxygen support, length of stay (LOS), intensive care unit (ICU) utilization, and mortality were examined.

Results

The study included 295657 patients (847 hospitals), with median age of 66 (interquartile range, 54-77) years. Among each set of demographic comparators, the majority were male, white, and over 65. Approximately 85% had no supplemental

SUBMITTER: Mozaffari E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8522394 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature