Short-Term Outcomes in Elderly Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infections Discharged from Community Hospitals

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dc.contributor.authorSpence, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorBarclay, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorLatham, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Angela
dc.contributor.authorDexter, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorGhosh, Sudip
dc.date.acceptance2021-04-01
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-13T14:38:03Z
dc.date.available2021-04-13T14:38:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-07
dc.descriptionopen access journalen
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Clinical outcomes from very elderly hospitalised patients with SARS-COV-2 (Covid-19), are poor, with a reported in-patient mortality as high as 20%. Age, sex, comorbidities, ethnicity and deprivation have all been shown to correlate with worse outcomes in patients with Covid-19, however the outcomes of elderly hospitalised patients once discharged remains unknown. We looked at our cohort of very elderly patients treated within community hospital settings. Methods & Results: A retrospective case note analysis was undertaken within our 222 bedded community hospital structure during the first wave of the pandemic from April to August 2020. A total of 129 patients were treated during this period. The average age of the patients was 78.8 ± 2.7 years. In patient mortality was 11% (14 patients). 83% of patients were discharged from the hospitals. 27% were discharged to care home facilities. At 90 days, 83% of patients were still alive but a third of these patients were re-admitted into hospital with various different diagnoses. Conclusion: Elderly patients who survived Covid-19 infection and left hospital have a relatively high mortality rate in the short-term. Also connected with this is a high morbidity rate and therefore care must be directed within primary care to ensure that this group stay out of hospitalsen
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dc.identifier.citationSpence, D., Dexter, J., Barclay, C., Latham, S., Richardson, A., Ghosh, S. (2021) Short-term Outcomes in elderly patients with SARS CoV-2 infections discharged from community hospitals. Journal of Clinical Review & Case Reports, 6(4) pp.609-611.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33140/jcrc.06.04.02
dc.identifier.issn2573-9565
dc.identifier.urihttps://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/20766
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
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dc.publisherOpast Internationalen
dc.researchinstituteInstitute for Allied Health Sciences Researchen
dc.subjectSARS CoV-2en
dc.subjectcommunity hospitalsen
dc.titleShort-Term Outcomes in Elderly Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infections Discharged from Community Hospitalsen
dc.typeArticleen

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