Finlay A McAlister, Yuan Dong, Anna Chu, Xuesong Wang, Erik Youngson, Kieran L Quinn, Amol Verma, Jacob A Udell, Amy Y X Yu, Fahad Razak, Chester Ho, Charles de Mestral, Heather J Ross, Carl van Walraven, Douglas S Lee
BACKGROUND: The frequency of readmissions after COVID-19 hospitalizations is uncertain, as is whether current readmission prediction equations are useful for discharge risk stratification of COVID-19 survivors or for comparing among hospitals. We sought to determine the frequency and predictors of death or unplanned readmission after a COVID-19 hospital discharge. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all adults (≥ 18 yr) who were discharged alive from hospital after a nonpsychiatric, nonobstetric, acute care admission for COVID-19 between Jan...
May 16, 2022: Canadian Medical Association Journal: CMAJ