A comparative analysis of the outcomes of patients with influenza or COVID-19 in a tertiary hospital in Belgium.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a global health problem, associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 or with seasonal influenza in a teaching hospital in Belgium.

Methods

In this retrospective, single-center cohort study, 1384 patients with COVID-19 and 226 patients with influenza were matched using a propensity score with a ratio of 3:1. Primary outcomes included admission to intensive care unit (ICU), intubation rates, hospital length of stay, readmissions within 30 days and in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes included pulmonary bacterial superinfection, cardiovascular complications and ECMO.

Results

Based on the analysis of the matched sample, pa

SUBMITTER: Wallemacq S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9356567 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature