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ArticleScientific reports2023

Nationwide analysis of hospital admissions and outcomes of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Austria in 2020 and 2021.

Paul Zajic, Michael Hiesmayr, Peter Bauer, David M Baron, Anastasiia Gruber, Michael Joannidis, Martin Posch, Philipp G H Metnitz

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Paul ZajicDivision of General Anaesthesiology, Emergency- and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036, Graz, Austria. paul.zajic@medunigraz.at.ORCID 0000-0003-3097-1994
Michael HiesmayrCenter for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Peter BauerCenter for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
David M BaronDepartment of Anaesthesiology, General Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Anastasiia GruberCenter for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Michael JoannidisDivision of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Martin PoschCenter for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Philipp G H MetnitzDivision of General Anaesthesiology, Emergency- and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036, Graz, Austria.

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Abstract

This retrospective study evaluated temporal and regional trends of patient admissions to hospitals, intensive care units (ICU), and intermediate care units (IMCU) as well as outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria. We analysed anonymous data from patients admitted to Austrian hospitals with COVID-19 between January 1st, 2020 and December 31st, 2021. We performed descriptive analyses and logistic regression analyses for in-hospital mortality, IMCU or ICU admission, and in-hospital mortality following ICU admission. 68,193 patients were included, 8304 (12.3%) were primarily admitted to ICU, 3592 (5.3%) to IMCU. Hospital mortality was 17.3%; risk factors were male sex (OR 1.67, 95% CI 1.60-1.75, p < 0.001) and high age (OR 7.86, 95% CI 7.07-8.74, p < 0.001 for 90+ vs. 60-64 years). Mortality was higher in the first half of 2020 (OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.04-1.27, p = 0.01) and the second half of 2021 (OR 1.11, 95% CI 1.05-1.17, p < 0.001) compared to the second half of 2020 and differed regionally. ICU or IMCU admission was most likely between 55 and 74 years, and less likely in younger and older age groups. We find mortality in Austrian COVID-19-patients to be almost linearly associated with age, ICU admission to be less likely in older individuals, and outcomes to differ between regions and over time.

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COVID-19AgedAustriaFemaleHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansIntensive Care UnitsMalePandemicsRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2

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