Michael B Freedman, Yoo Jin Kim, Ramandeep Kaur, Bijal V Jain, Ayodeji O Adegunsoye, Yu-Che Chung, Julie A DeLisa, Jessica M Gardner, Howard S Gordon, Jared A Greenberg, Malvika Kaul, Nader Khouzam, Stephanie L Labedz, Babak Mokhlesi, Jacob Rintz, Israel Rubinstein, Analisa Taylor, David L Vines, Lubna Ziauddin, Lynn B Gerald, Jerry A Krishnan
Background: In the first months of the pandemic, prior to the introduction of proven-effective treatments, 15 to 37% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were discharged on home oxygen. After proven-effective treatments for acute COVID-19 were established by evidence-based guidelines, little is known about home oxygen requirements following hospitalization for COVID-19. Methods: This was a retrospective, multicenter cohort study of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between October 2020 and September 2021 at three academic health centers...
January 4, 2024: Respiratory Care