May 21, 2021

Factors Associated with Readmission in the US Following Hospitalization with COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• A retrospective cohort study of persons hospitalized for COVID-19 between February and June 2020 in the US (N=29,659) found that 3.6% were readmitted within 30 days of their initial hospitalization and 12.3% died during their second hospitalization. The rate of readmission was highest within 10 days of discharge from the initial hospitalization. Persons readmitted were significantly more likely to have comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, or chronic kidney disease), present with more severe COVID-19 disease, be >60 years of age, and have a shorter length of initial stay. The authors suggest that persons with these risk factors receive additional interventions to improve post-hospitalization outcomes.

Verna et al. (May 2021). Factors Associated with Readmission in the US Following Hospitalization with COVID-19. Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab464