Characteristics and Outcomes of 360 Consecutive COVID-19 Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department with Supplemental Oxygen.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

To describe characteristics and outcomes of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients with new supplemental oxygen requirements discharged from a large public urban emergency department (ED) with supplemental oxygen.

Methods

This observational case series describes the characteristics and outcomes of 360 consecutive COVID-19 patients with new supplemental oxygen requirements discharged from a large urban public ED between April 2020 and March 2021 with supplemental oxygen. Primary outcomes included 30-day survival and 30-day survival without unscheduled inpatient admission. Demographic and clinical data were collected through a structured chart review.

Results

Among 360 patients with COVID-19 discharged from the ED with supplemental oxygen, 30-day surviv

SUBMITTER: Terp S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9629795 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature