Severity of COVID-19 and adverse long-term outcomes: a retrospective cohort study based on a US electronic health record database.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify potential risk factors for adverse long-term outcomes (LTOs) associated with COVID-19, using a large electronic health record (EHR) database.

Design

Retrospective cohort study. Patients with COVID-19 were assigned into subcohorts according to most intensive treatment setting experienced. Newly diagnosed conditions were classified as respiratory, cardiovascular or mental health LTOs at >30-≤90 or >90-≤180 days after COVID-19 diagnosis or hospital discharge. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to identify any association of treatment setting (as a proxy for disease severity) with LTO incidence.

Setting

Optum deidentified COVID-19 EHR dataset drawn from hospitals and clinics across the USA.

Participants

Individuals diagnosed with C

SUBMITTER: Jovanoski N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9065767 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature