Return Hospital Admissions Among 1419 Covid-19 Patients Discharged from Five US Emergency Departments.

Return Hospital Admissions Among 1419 Covid-19 Patients Discharged from Five US Emergency Departments.
Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Aug 27;:
Authors: Kilaru AS, Lee K, Snider CK, Meisel ZF, Asch DA, Mitra N, Delgado MK
Abstract
Although many ED patients with known or suspected Covid-19 require hospital admission, the majority are discharged home. Concern for surges in hospital occupancy compel emergency providers to preserve inpatient resources and discern which patients benefit most from admission. Even in the absence of surge conditions, patients may prefer to recover at home if safe to do so. However, some patients with Covid-19 experience delayed decompensation.
PMID: 32853423 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - August 26, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kilaru AS, Lee K, Snider CK, Meisel ZF, Asch DA, Mitra N, Delgado MK Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research