Hospital characteristics associated with COVID-19 mortality: data from the multicenter cohort Brazilian Registry.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented pressure over health care systems worldwide. Hospital-level data that may influence the prognosis in COVID-19 patients still needs to be better investigated. Therefore, this study analyzed regional socioeconomic, hospital, and intensive care units (ICU) characteristics associated with in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients admitted to Brazilian institutions. This multicenter retrospective cohort study is part of the Brazilian COVID-19 Registry. We enrolled patients ≥ 18 years old with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 admitted to the participating hospitals from March to September 2020. Patients' data were obtained through hospital records. Hospitals' data were collected through forms filled in loco and through open national databases. Generalized

SUBMITTER: Souza-Silva MVR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9510333 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature