ArticleChina CDC weekly2022
Hospital Strain and COVID-19 Fatality - England, April 2020-March 2022.
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- COVID-19 Admission Rates and Changes in Care Quality in US Hospitals.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Epidemic Features of COVID-19 and Potential Impact of Hospital Strain During the Omicron Wave - Australia, 2022.China CDC weekly · 2023Article
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Abstract
What is already known about this topic?: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, tremendous efforts have been made in countries to suppress epidemic peaks and strengthen hospital services to avoid hospital strain and ultimately reduce the risk of death from COVID-19. However, there is limited empirical evidence that hospital strain increases COVID-19 deaths. What is added by this report?: We found the risk of death from COVID-19 was linearly associated with the number of patients currently in hospitals, a measure of hospital strain, before the Omicron period. This risk could be increased by a maximum of 188.0%. What are the implications for public health practice?: These findings suggest that any (additional) effort to reduce hospital strain would be beneficial during early large COVID-19 outbreaks and possibly also others alike. During an Omicron outbreak, vigilance remains necessary to prevent excess deaths caused by hospital strain as happened in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
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