January 29, 2021
Outcomes of COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Health Care Workers in North America
Category: Article Summary
Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting
Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics, health care setting, health care workers
Health care workers (HCWs) hospitalized with COVID-19 were less likely to require admission to an intensive care unit (aOR, 0.6; 95% CI, 0.3-0.9) and less likely to be admitted for 7 days or longer (aOR, 0.5; 95% CI, 0.3-0.8) when compared to matched non-healthcare workers in a retrospective, observational cohort involving 36 North American centers. There were no differences between matched HCWs and non-HCWs in terms of need for mechanical ventilation (aOR, 0.7; 95% CI, 0.4-1.2), death (aOR, 0.5; 95% CI, 0.2-1.3), or use of vasopressors (aOR, 0.7; 95% CI, 0.4-1.2).
Yang et al. (Jan 28, 2021). Outcomes of COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Health Care Workers in North America. JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35699