Sixty-day consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital: an electronic health records study

Nazrul Islam; Sarah Lewington; Rajesh K Kharbanda; Jim Davies; Kinga A Várnai; Ben Lacey

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckab009

Sixty-day consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital: an electronic health records study

Eur J Public Health. 2021 Apr 24;31(2):280-282. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab009.

Authors

Nazrul Islam^{1

2}, Sarah Lewington^{1

3}, Rajesh K Kharbanda², Jim Davies^{2

4}, Kinga A Várnai^{2

4}, Ben Lacey^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
² Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
³ MRC Population Heath Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁴ National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Abstract

Data on patients discharged following COVID-19 hospitalization is scarce. We conducted an electronic health records study of community-acquired COVID-19 patients discharged between 15 March and 14 July 2020 from hospitals in Oxfordshire, UK. Of 403 discharged patients, 114 (28%) were readmitted or died within 60 days (incidence rate 18/100 person-months). Rates of readmission or death were twice as high among those ≥ 65 years as those < 65 years [standardized rate ratio: 2.21 (95% CI: 1.45-3.56)] and among women than men [2.25 (1.05-4.18)]. These findings suggest important sex differences in 60-day outcomes following COVID-19 hospitalization that have not previously been well described.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
COVID-19* / mortality
COVID-19* / therapy
Electronic Health Records
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Discharge*
Patient Readmission / statistics & numerical data
Sex Distribution
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
United Kingdom / epidemiology