Sixty-day consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital: an electronic health records study
Islam N., LEWINGTON S., Kharbanda RK., DAVIES J., Várnai KA., LACEY B.
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>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 &amp;lt; 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.</jats:p>