作者
Cher X Huang, Daniel Okin, Emily E Moin, Sirus J Jesudasen, Nupur A Dandawate, Alexander Gavralidis, Leslie L Chang, Alison S Witkin, Lucy B Schulson, Kathryn A Hibbert, Aran Kadar, Patrick L Gordan, Lisa M Bebell, Peggy S Lai, George A Alba
发表日期
2024/6/1
期刊
CHEST Critical Care
卷号
2
期号
2
页码范围
100061
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background
Post-COVID-19 clinics were implemented to improve postacute care for patients with COVID-19, including survivors of critical illness, many of whom experience post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Whether postacute care changed over the course of the pandemic and if inequities in utilization exist remain unclear.
Research Question
Among survivors of COVID-19 critical illness, what were the patterns of postdischarge care during different pandemic waves, and are there inequities in outpatient utilization?
Study Design and Methods
In this retrospective cohort study, we describe sociodemographics, illness severity, outpatient utilization, and PICS burden up to 18 months after discharge for patients with COVID-19 admitted to an ICU at three Boston, Massachusetts, area hospitals during two waves (wave 1 and wave 2) of hospitalizations during the pandemic. Multivariable logistic regression models …
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