Disease-Specific Factors Associated with Readmissions or Mortality After Hospital Discharge in COVID-19 Patients: a Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the implications of disease-specific factors beyond baseline patient characteristics for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may allow for identification of indicators for safe hospital discharge.

Objective

Assess whether disease-specific factors are associated with adverse events post-discharge using a data-driven approach.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Fifteen medical centers within Kaiser Permanente Southern California.

Participants

Adult patients (n=3508) discharged alive following hospitalization for COVID-19 between 05/01/2020 and 09/30/2020.

Interventions

None.

Main measures

Adverse events defined as all-cause readmission or mortality within 14 days of discharge. Least absolute shrinkage and sele

SUBMITTER: Huang CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9473458 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature