Major interregional differences in France of COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality from January to June 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Even though France was severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, few studies have addressed the dynamics of the first wave on an exhaustive, nationwide basis. We aimed to describe the geographic and temporal distribution of COVID-19 hospitalisations and in-hospital mortality in France during the first epidemic wave, from January to June 2020.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study used the French national database for all acute care hospital admissions (PMSI). Contiguous stays were assembled into "care sequences" for analysis so as to limit bias when estimating incidence and mortality. The incidence rate and its evolution, mortality and hospitalized case fatality rates (HCFR) were compared between geographic areas. Correlations between incidence, mortality, and HC

SUBMITTER: Muller J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9468311 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature