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I Yeo1,2, S Baek3, J Kim1, H Elshakh3, A Voronina3, M S Lou3, J Vapnik3, R Kaler3, X Dai1, S Goldbarg1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the characteristics of 30-day readmission after hospitalization with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; epidemiology; patient readmission; readmission mortality; readmission predictor
Mesh:
Year: 2021 PMID: 33452824 PMCID: PMC8013754 DOI: 10.1111/joim.13241
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Intern Med ISSN: 0954-6820 Impact factor: 13.068
Figure 1Study Baseline Cohort. Abbreviations: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019.
Baseline characteristics of patients discharged alive from hospitalization related to COVID‐19 stratified by occurrence of subsequent 30‐day readmission
| Characteristics | Overall | Thirty‐day readmission |
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| Number of patients (%) | 1062 | 1014 (95.5%) | 48 (4.5%) | |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 56.5 (16.6) | 56.1 (16.5) | 65.8 (17.4) | <0.001 |
| Female sex, No. (%) | 430 (40.5) | 407 (40.1) | 23 (47.9) | 0.283 |
| Body mass index, No. (%) | <0.001 | |||
| <18.5 | 17 (1.8) | 12 (1.3) | 5 (11.1) | |
| 18.5–24.9 | 286 (29.4) | 271 (29.2) | 15 (33.3) | |
| 25.0–29.9 | 335 (34.4) | 319 (34.4) | 16 (35.6) | |
| 30.0–39.9 | 276 (28.4) | 268 (28.9) | 8 (17.8) | |
| ≥40.0 | 59 (6.0) | 58 (6.2) | 1 (2.2) | |
| Ethnicity, No. (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Non‐hispanic white | 173 (18.4) | 161 (18.0) | 12 (27.8) | |
| Non‐hispanic black | 69 (7.3) | 63 (7.0) | 6 (14.0) | |
| Asian | 124 (13.2) | 118 (13.2) | 6 (14.0) | |
| Hispanic | 432 (46.0) | 419 (46.7) | 13 (30.2) | |
| Other | 142 (15.1) | 136 (15.2) | 6 (14.0) | |
| Comorbidities, No. (%) | ||||
| Hypertension | 434 (41.3) | 401 (39.9) | 33 (68.8) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 272 (25.8) | 253 (25.1) | 19 (39.6) | 0.025 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 301 (28.6) | 285 (28.4) | 16 (33.3) | 0.456 |
| Congestive heart failure | 35 (3.3) | 30 (3.0) | 5 (10.4) | 0.005 |
| Coronary artery disease | 90 (8.5) | 82 (8.1) | 8 (16.7) | 0.037 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 48 (4.5) | 43 (4.2) | 5 (10.4) | 0.044 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 67 (6.3) | 54 (5.3) | 13 (27.1) | <0.001 |
| COPD/asthma | 82 (7.7) | 75 (7.4) | 7 (14.6) | 0.068 |
| In‐hospital workup, median (IQR) | ||||
| White blood cell count, ×109/L | 7.0 (5.2–9.3) | 7.0 (5.3–9.4) | 6.5 (5.0–8.7) | 0.206 |
| Lymphocytopenia, No. (%) | 529 (53.1) | 504 (53.0) | 25 (54.4) | 0.858 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L | 386 (293–512) | 388 (293–514) | 375 (270–456) | 0.579 |
| Procalcitonin, ng/mL | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) | 0.3 (0.1–3.3) | 0.001 |
| D‐dimer, ng/mL | 708 (306–2595) | 707 (304–2647) | 911 (456–1817) | 0.999 |
| C‐reactive protein, mg/dL | 10.4 (4.3–19.5) | 10.8 (4.3–19.3) | 6.5 (2.5–26.7) | 0.442 |
| Ferritin, ng/mL | 896 (501–1730) | 922 (507–1779) | 661 (402–1051) | 0.028 |
| Peak Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 1.3 (0.8–3.6) | <0.001 |
| Discharge Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 0.8 (0.6–0.9) | 0.9 (0.7–1.5) | 0.012 |
| Troponin‐T, ng/mL | 0.01 (0.01–0.01) | 0.01 (0.01–0.01) | 0.04 (0.01–0.13) | <0.001 |
| Abnormal Chest X‐ray, No. (%) | 833 (78.4) | 797 (78.6) | 36 (75.0) | 0.554 |
| Medications, No. (%) | ||||
| Hydroxychloroquine | 862 (81.2) | 822 (81.1) | 40 (83.3) | 0.695 |
| ACE inhibitor/ARB | 174 (17.1) | 163 (16.8) | 11 (23.4) | 0.242 |
| Remdesivir | 22 (2.1) | 22 (2.1) | 0 (0) | – |
| Tocilizumab | 17 (1.6) | 15 (1.5) | 2 (4.2) | 0.148 |
| Hospitalization course | ||||
| Length of stay, median (IQR), d | 6 (3–10) | 6 (3–10) | 6 (2–10) | 0.569 |
| Discharge disposition, No. (%) | 0.009 | |||
| Home | 791 (74.5) | 763 (75.3) | 28 (58.3) | |
| Facility | 271 (25.5) | 251 (24.7) | 20 (41.7) | |
Abbreviations: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; IQR, interquartile range.
Ethnicity data were collected based on self‐report in prespecified fixed categories.
Abnormal chest X‐ray includes findings of consolidation, bilateral pulmonary infiltration, or ground‐glass opacity.
Facility includes skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, and inpatient rehabilitation facility.
Missing proportion for serum biomarkers: lactate dehydrogenase (67%), procalcitonin (8.3%), D‐dimer (70%), C‐reactive protein (55.5%), ferritin (68%), peak creatinine (4.8%), discharge creatinine (4.8%) and troponin (50%).
Figure 2Timing of 30‐Day Readmission by Postdischarge Day in Patients Readmitted after Index Hospitalization Related to COVID‐19. Amongst those readmitted, 50% and 60.4% were readmitted within 5 and 7 days of discharge, respectively. COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019.
Figure 3Primary Diagnoses of 30‐Day Readmission after Index Hospitalization Related to COVID‐19.
Figure 4Association between Peak Serum Creatinine Level during Index Hospitalization Related to COVID‐19 and 30‐Day Readmission. A restricted cubic spline function was used adjusting for covariates including age, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease /asthma, lactate dehydrogenase, troponin and discharge disposition.
Association of baseline characteristics of patients with 30‐day readmission after index hospitalization related to COVID‐19
| Predictors | Univariate analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
| Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
| |
| Creatinine ≥ 1.29 mg/dL | 1.19 (1.10–1.28) | <0.001 | 2.41 (1.23–4.74) | 0.011 |
| Age | 1.04 (1.02–1.06) | <0.001 | 1.01 (0.99–1.03) | 0.358 |
| Body mass index | 0.002 | 0.085 | ||
| <18.5 | 8.307 (2.61–26.4) | <0.001 | 4.24 (1.24–16.2) | 0.023 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 1.10 (0.54–2.27) | 0.789 | 0.88 (0.41–1.87) | 0.731 |
| 25.0–29.9 | 1 (reference) | – | 1 (reference) | – |
| 30.0–39.9 | 0.60 (0.25–1.41) | 0.239 | 0.58 (0.24–1.40) | 0.223 |
| ≥40.0 | 0.34 (0.05–2.64) | 0.305 | 0.25 (0.03–1.98) | 0.188 |
| Hypertension | 3.30 (1.77–6.16) | <0.001 | 1.63 (0.73–3.62) | 0.229 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.95 (1.08–3.54) | 0.028 | 1.29 (0.65–2.56) | 0.461 |
| Congestive heart failure | 3.81 (1.41–10.31) | 0.008 | 1.87 (0.55–6.29) | 0.312 |
| Coronary artery disease | 2.27 (1.03–5.02) | 0.042 | 1.05 (0.43–2.57) | 0.921 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 2.63 (0.99–6.96) | 0.052 | 1.19 (0.35–4.01) | 0.781 |
| COPD/asthma | 2.14 (0.93–4.93) | 0.075 | 1.56 (0.61–3.97) | 0.352 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) | 0.044 | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) | 0.236 |
| Troponin | 1.87 (1.02–3.44) | 0.045 | 1.27 (0.61–2.64) | 0.528 |
| Discharge disposition | 1 (reference) | – | ||
| Home | 1 (reference) | – | ||
| Facility | 2.17 (1.20–3.92) | 0.010 | 1.11 (0.57–2.19) | 0.757 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019.
Modeled with Creatinine < 1.29 mg/dL as a reference.
Figure 5Thirty‐Day Readmission after Hospital Discharge in Patients with Peak Serum Creatinine Levels of ≥1.29 mg/dL and <1.29 mg/dL from Index Hospitalization Related to COVID‐19. The shaded areas represent 95% confidence intervals. P < 0.001.